Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

model village

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables
mod-el vil-lage
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A village providing a high standard of housing, built from the late 18th century onwards by landowners and business magnates to house workers.

noun

A miniature model of a village, used as a toy or as a visitor attraction.

Etymology

(village with good housing): "Model" refers to the aspiration that the village be an ideal for other architects and planners to imitate.

Inflected Forms

model villages (plural)

Phrases

model town

Frequently Paired Words

model town

Questions

What does model village mean?
A village providing a high standard of housing, built from the late 18th century onwards by landowners and business magnates to house workers.
Where does model village come from?
(village with good housing): "Model" refers to the aspiration that the village be an ideal for other architects and planners to imitate.

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