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VIL-ijh-orl/ˈvɪlɪdʒ hɔːl/

A village hall (id: village-hall) is a public building in a UK village for meetings, jumble sales, yoga, and parties. A town hall is the council building; a village hall is community space. In the village hall. Countable. Often has a tea urn and a small kitchen.

Meaning

A public building in a village used for meetings, clubs, and parties (UK).

Examples

• “The jumble sale is in the village hall on Saturday morning.”
• “Voting takes place in the village hall, next to the noticeboard.”
• “Book the village hall early if you want a Saturday birthday party.”

Good to know

a village hall (UK). Contrast: a town hall (council) / a church hall. jumble sales, clubs, voting.

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