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village

nounmasculine/pu.vuˈa.ðu/medium

po·vo·a·do

Definition

A group of houses or dwellings, usually small in size; a village, a hamlet.
The archaeologist discovered the remains of a Roman settlement.
The small village was isolated in the mountains.
Common collocations
ancient settlementrural villageabandoned hamlet

Etymology

De povoar + sufixo -ado.

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