村民(そんみん)

そんみん
noun
villagers; village residents
society
1. villagers; village residents
The people who live in a village. Used in news, official documents, and general contexts to refer collectively to the inhabitants of a village.
村民(そんみん)が集会(しゅうかい)に参加(さんか)した。
The villagers attended the meeting.
村民(そんみん)全員(ぜんいん)が避難(ひなん)を完了(かんりょう)した。
All the villagers completed their evacuation.
この祭(まつ)りは村民(そんみん)の協力(きょうりょく)なしでは成(な)り立(た)たない大切(たいせつ)な行事(ぎょうじ)だ。
This festival is an important event that cannot be held without the cooperation of the villagers.

The standard formal term for people living in a village (村(むら)). Follows the common pattern of place type + 民(みん) (people).

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Related: 町民(ちょうみん) (town residents)
Related: 市民(しみん) (city residents)
Related: 県民(けんみん) (prefectural residents)
Related: 住民(じゅうみん) (residents)
Related: 村人(むらびと) (villager)
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