Ville
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- For the commune of Oise, see Ville, Oise.
Ville is the French word for city or town. The derivative suffix "-ville" is commonly used in English in names of cities, towns and villages. Ville is also a name for a boy in Finland.
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[edit] Derived words
- Hooverville - an area where people generally lived during the Great Depression.
- Village - an English word that meant a town that was below the line of becoming a city.
[edit] Famous "-ville" cities
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Blackville, South Carolina
- Townsville, Queensland
- Vacaville, California
[edit] "-Ville" in pop culture
- The Amityville Horror is a notorious horror movie.
- Pleasantville
- Retroville
- Smallville
- Pop-rock group Son of Dork have a song called Ticket To Loserville
Also the name of the lead singer in the alternative band HIM, his name is Ville Valo
[edit] names of fake "-villes"
- Jeffville, Ville Bassman
- Smallville, Kansas (famous fictional home of Clark Kent/Superman)
