village green en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK) A patch of land at the centre of a village that is open to the public at all times.
Georgian and Regency houses cluster picturesquely around the sloping village green, which in springtime is carpeted with daffodils.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 194, about Gainford, Co. Durham:On May Day, the villagers used to dance around a maypole on the village green.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| village greens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
de Anger (Translations) · pl nawsie (Translations) · cy maes pentref (Translations) · de Dorfbrink (Translations) · nl dorpsbrink (Translations) · de Dorfanger (Translations)