1. Potemkin

noun. a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791).

Rhymes with Potemkin Village

• spillage
• pillage
• milledge
• millage

2. village

noun. ['ˈvɪlədʒ, ˈvɪlɪdʒ'] a community of people smaller than a town.

3. village

noun. ['ˈvɪlədʒ, ˈvɪlɪdʒ'] a settlement smaller than a town.

4. Village

noun. a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century.