"village hall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: village halls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} village hall (plural village halls)
  1. (US) The building that houses a village's government. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-village_hall-en-noun-wONa-RBg Categories (other): American English
  2. (US, figuratively) A village government. Tags: US, figuratively
    Sense id: en-village_hall-en-noun-Zu0-RbCN Categories (other): American English
  3. (UK) A public building in a village provided for the benefit of the local community and used for various purposes. Tags: UK Translations (a public building in a village for the benefit of the local community and used for various purposes): bygdegård [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-village_hall-en-noun-D53hHrtp Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 16 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 7 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 8 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 7 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 25 24 51 Disambiguation of 'a public building in a village for the benefit of the local community and used for various purposes': 10 12 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: town hall, city hall

Inflected forms

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