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| | village - definition of village in Encyclopedia |
 | | Villages have been the normal unit of community living in most areas of the world throughout its history, up until the Industrial revolution and the ongoing process of urbanization. | | | However, this is a generality; in many states, there are villages that are an order of magnitude larger than the smallest cities in the state. | | | In many states, the term "village" is used to refer to a relatively small unincorporated community, similar to a hamlet in New York state. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/village
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| | East Village - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about East Village |
| | However, after 1900 it became home to Jews from Eastern Europe, who were followed from the 1940s onwards by Poles, Ukrainians, and Puerto Ricans. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | Gentrification set in by the 1980s, but the East Village remains synonymous with the counterculture in various forms, from punk musicians to New York University art and drama students to activists and the homeless living in Tompkins Square Park. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/East+Village
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| | Greenwich Village - Free Encyclopedia |
| | Greenwich Village is a largely residential area on the west side of the downtown area of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. | | | Greenwich Village has long been known as a bastion of artistic and bohemian culture, an image which has roots in the 19th century, but which became especially prevalent during the latter half of the 20th century. | | | Shortly after the American Revolution, residents of New York City fled to the village to escape an epidemic. |
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http://www.wacklepedia.com/g/gr/greenwich_village.html
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| | Bunker Hill Village - encyclopedia article about Bunker Hill Village. |
| | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2. | | | According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Bunker+Hill+Village
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| | The Village in TutorGig Encyclopedia |
| | "The Village", a nickname for the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan | | | The Village, a suburb of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | | | The Village, the main setting of the television series The Prisoner |
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http://www.tutorgig.com/ed/The_Village
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| | Encyclopedia4U - Eco-village - Encyclopedia Article |
| | Eco-villages are ecologically sustainable villages, from 50 to 150 people (the maximum social network according to most measurements from sociology and anthropology). | | | Larger towns of up to 2000 people are sometimes described as eco-villages, but technically, these transcend any reasonable definition of a single village and are more properly describe clusters of same, each perhaps focusing on a different aspect of economy. | | | However, often, they co-operate with peer villages in a power network of their own (see Ten Thousand Villages for such an example. |
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http://www.encyclopedia4u.com/e/eco-village.html
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