model village

noun

A village providing a high standard of housing, built from the late 18th century onwards by landowners and business magnates to house workers.

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Meanings

nounmodel village (plural model villages)

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.
  2. A miniature model of a village, used as a toy or as a visitor attraction.

Origin

(village with good housing): "Model" refers to the aspiration that the village be an ideal for other architects and planners to imitate.

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APA

model village. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/model%20village

MLA

“model village.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/model%20village. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “model village,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/model%20village.

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