Meanings
proper noun
- UKrareOxbridge slangSomerville College, Oxford.
Origin
Clipping of Somerville. Compare The House for Christ Church and The Hall for St Edmund Hall.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
The Ville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/The%20Ville
MLA
“The Ville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/The%20Ville. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “The Ville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/The%20Ville.
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