село́

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1.
village, large village
Он вы́рос в большо́м селе́ под Ряза́нью.
He grew up in a large village near Ryazan.
Historically a large peasant settlement serving as the economic and administrative centre for surrounding hamlets; in pre-revolutionary Russia it always had a church.
2.
countryside, rural areas
На селе́ ма́ло рабо́ты для молодёжи.
There is little work for young people in the countryside.
Chiefly in the set phrase на селе 'in the countryside'.

Examples

В нашем селе есть только одно сельпо.
There is only one village general store in our village.
В селе было много середняков и мало богачей.
There were many middle peasants and few rich people in the village.
В селе работает агрономическая служба.
An agricultural advisory service operates in the village.
Новое хозяйствование на селе принесло хорошие результаты.
The new approach to managing rural areas produced good results.
Она осталась бобылкой в родном селе.
She remained a spinster in her native village.
Мы встретили тунгуса в маленьком селе.
We met a Tungus in a small village.
На э́том авто́бусе ты доберешься до села.
This bus will take you to the village.
Солеварение приносило селу хороший доход.
Salt production brought the village a good income.

⚠️ Stress change.