село́

nounneuterinanimatecountablesomewhat often used (#3786)C2

1.
village
2.
A large peasant settlement is an economic and administrative center for the surrounding villages (in pre-revolutionary Russia a church was also a mandatory part of such a settlement).

Examples

Депопуляция сёл беспокоит местные власти.
The depopulation of rural villages concerns the local authorities.
Врачам трудно добраться до труднодоступных горных сёл.
It is difficult for doctors to reach the remote mountain villages.
Разбросанность сёл по области усложняет работу врачей.
The scattered villages across the region make the doctors’ work more difficult.
Этого богомаза знали во всех окрестных сёлах.
Everyone in the surrounding villages knew this icon painter.
В деревне женимых мужчин искали среди соседних сёл.
In the village, they looked for marriageable men among the neighboring villages.
Э́то то село, в кото́ром роди́лся поэ́т.
This is the village where the poet was born.
Фома не хо́чет жить в селе.
Tom doesn't want to live in the country.
На э́том авто́бусе ты доберешься до села.
This bus will take you to the village.
В це́нтре села есть флаг.
In the center of the village there is a flag.
Звук зурны разносился по всему селу.
The sound of the zurna carried throughout the village.

⚠️ Stress change.