model village

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

model village model villages

Etymology

(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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