посёлок

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nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
settlement, small town, township
Наш посёлок нахо́дится недалеко́ от го́рода.
Our settlement is not far from the city.
A residential locality smaller than a city, often built around a factory, station or dachas; e.g. рабочий посёлок 'workers' settlement', дачный посёлок 'holiday-home settlement'.
2.
village
В посёлке всего́ два́дцать домов.
There are only twenty houses in the village.
Used loosely of a rural place to live.

Examples

Со́тням городо́в и посёлков был нанесён уще́рб.
Hundreds of cities and towns suffered damage.
Приисковый посёлок находился далеко в тайге.
The mining settlement was located far away in the taiga.
Жители бомбардируемого посёлка искали укрытие.
The residents of the bombarded settlement were looking for shelter.
Прирубежный посёлок часто посещают пограничники.
The border settlement is often visited by border guards.
Она отвечает за культработу в нашем посёлке.
She is responsible for cultural and educational activities in our settlement.
Летом курортный посёлок полон туристов.
In summer, the resort village is full of tourists.
Пираты совершили рейд на прибрежный посёлок.
The pirates carried out a raid on a coastal settlement.
В посёлке есть оленеводческая ферма.
There is a reindeer farm in the settlement.