The world as a single community of interdependent inhabitants who are interconnected by contemporary technology, especially television and the World Wide Web.

(medicine) A form or prenatal diagnosis in which part of the placental tissue is tested for genetic abnormalities.

a small self-sustained and eco-friendly community

(US) The building that houses a village's government. / (US, figuratively) A village government.

plural of village hall

Resembling a village or some aspect of a village.

(Britain) A patch of land at the centre of a village that is open to the public at all times.

plural of Potemkin village

plural of village idiot

(soccer) the home stadium of Aston Villa Football Club. / (soccer, by extension) Aston Villa Football Club itself. / A city in Orange County, California, United States.