"model village" meaning in English

See model village in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: model villages [plural]
Etymology: (village with good housing): "Model" refers to the aspiration that the village be an ideal for other architects and planners to imitate. Etymology templates: {{sense|village with good housing}} (village with good housing): Head templates: {{en-noun}} model village (plural model villages)
  1. A village providing a high standard of housing, built from the late 18th century onwards by landowners and business magnates to house workers.
    Sense id: en-model_village-en-noun-Cqu-KpEP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. A miniature model of a village, used as a toy or as a visitor attraction. Related terms: model town
    Sense id: en-model_village-en-noun-FsL5ZCHI

Inflected forms

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