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* '''villagers''' | * '''villagers''' | ||
| − | * ''''' | + | * '''-ette:''' (''French'') feminine suffix → [[Issy]] |
| − | * ''''' | + | * '''-ette:''' (''French'') diminutive suffix → villagette = a small village |
* '''Villette:''' the name Charlotte Brontë gives to Brussels in her novel of the same name → ''Villette'' is set in Belgium, the scene of the Battle of Waterloo | * '''Villette:''' the name Charlotte Brontë gives to Brussels in her novel of the same name → ''Villette'' is set in Belgium, the scene of the Battle of Waterloo | ||
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| + | *'''vigilantes:''' group of citizens that take it upon themselves to punish "wrong-doers" | ||
Latest revision as of 06:35, 13 June 2019
- villagers
- -ette: (French) feminine suffix → Issy
- -ette: (French) diminutive suffix → villagette = a small village
- Villette: the name Charlotte Brontë gives to Brussels in her novel of the same name → Villette is set in Belgium, the scene of the Battle of Waterloo
- vigilantes: group of citizens that take it upon themselves to punish "wrong-doers"
