1. An idealized town, hamlet or village built solely for propaganda purposes -- usually by a totalitarian or autocratic government.
The most famous example is Kijŏng-dong ("Peace Village"), a mostly uninhabited village located in North Korea just beyond the demilitarized zone. It was built in the 1950s to encourage South Koreans to defect to North Korea. (Fat chance.) Officially, Kijŏng-dong is a 200-family collective farming town with all the amenities. In reality, it is used to house DPRK soldiers who patrol the DMZ. The world's tallest flagpole stands nearby.
2. A Propaganda Village is a real-life version of a "Potemkin Village." According to myth, Russian ministry Grigory Potyomkin tried to impress Empress Catherine II in 1787 during her visit to Crimea by building fake peasant buildings (facades only) along her travel route. Historians now believe this was a rumor drummed up by Potyomkin's enemies. What he really did was get local peasants to spruce up their homes in advance of the monarch's visit.
The most famous example is Kijŏng-dong ("Peace Village"), a mostly uninhabited village located in North Korea just beyond the demilitarized zone. It was built in the 1950s to encourage South Koreans to defect to North Korea. (Fat chance.) Officially, Kijŏng-dong is a 200-family collective farming town with all the amenities. In reality, it is used to house DPRK soldiers who patrol the DMZ. The world's tallest flagpole stands nearby.
2. A Propaganda Village is a real-life version of a "Potemkin Village." According to myth, Russian ministry Grigory Potyomkin tried to impress Empress Catherine II in 1787 during her visit to Crimea by building fake peasant buildings (facades only) along her travel route. Historians now believe this was a rumor drummed up by Potyomkin's enemies. What he really did was get local peasants to spruce up their homes in advance of the monarch's visit.
by Peter Kobs June 10, 2010
Get the Propaganda Villagemug. A slutty chick who has had sex with many peope. Derived from the meaning of a small town, with one bike to go places. All in all, everybody has ridden the bike.
by Kevin Peterson May 19, 2004
Get the Village Bicyclemug. Global Village is seeing the world as a single community. The world is connected through the use of technology such as the internet. Examles include skype, facebook and Myspace, Twitter and also dating web sites such as RSVP.
This allows us to keep contact with people overseas quick and efficiently. IT also brings all social and political functions together quickly.
This can be studies as an elective for the HSC ( NSW, Australia ) and it suck.
Texts that can be used for the Global Village can be The man with five children and the Movie called 'the trueman show'
This allows us to keep contact with people overseas quick and efficiently. IT also brings all social and political functions together quickly.
This can be studies as an elective for the HSC ( NSW, Australia ) and it suck.
Texts that can be used for the Global Village can be The man with five children and the Movie called 'the trueman show'
Guy one: i meet this hot chick
Guy two: yea how
Guy one: on the net.
Guy two: well thats a global village for you
Guy two: yea how
Guy one: on the net.
Guy two: well thats a global village for you
by Breaka049 June 6, 2009
Get the Global Villagemug. When a player of minecraft flies into the air with a fishing rod and throws the bobber onto an unsuspecting mob and then retracts the mob. The mob is seen flying up into the air above the player, and then, in most cases, hitting the ground and dying.
Tom:"So i was Village Surfing in Creative mode and flew up into the air with a fishing rod. I threw it down and it landed onto a creeper. Believe it or not, when i reeled in the bobber, the creeper came up with it and then hit the ground and died!"
Joe:"I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about or who you are.."
Joe:"I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about or who you are.."
by WhoaDere April 19, 2013
Get the Village Surfingmug. A small town about 25 minutes from Santa Monica and Los Angeles. When asked where they are from, residents often quickly respond, "LA" though traveling to Los Angeles for any event is unheard of. Westlake lies on the edges of Oak Park and Agoura Hills, (home to the beginnings of HOOBASTANK and HELLOGOODBYE) yet considered a part of Thousand Oaks and sometimes referred to as "The Village" to those with ghetto tendencies. Yet this town is anything but ghetto, in fact it is known to be home to rich "upper class" soccer moms with boobs harder than the men they turn on. However, the good news is; at least Westlake mothers tend to actually HAVE money.. you can tell by their teenage gym bodies and facelifts that they paid thousands of dollars for to look like crap. However, as boring as "The Village" may be, it is indeed a serene, happy location. Once home to Will Smith, Jessica Simpson, and Daryl Hannah. Currently home to Tom Selleck, Heather Locklear, Denise Richards, and a homeless woman with a blonde wig.
Kait: "There's a party in Simi Valley tonight, wanna go?"
Billy: "To SLIMI valley? No man, we're already in Westlake Village, let's just stay here."
Justin: "You guys are from Westlake? Where is that exactly?"
Kait: "LA"
Justin: "Oh really? Well my cousin is having a party in LA tonight.. wanna go?"
Billy: "Nah, it's too far."
Billy: "To SLIMI valley? No man, we're already in Westlake Village, let's just stay here."
Justin: "You guys are from Westlake? Where is that exactly?"
Kait: "LA"
Justin: "Oh really? Well my cousin is having a party in LA tonight.. wanna go?"
Billy: "Nah, it's too far."
by L.Bow January 27, 2009
Get the Westlake Villagemug. by Gough Bedlam June 16, 2006
Get the village bikemug. A nickname for Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, the shockingly ignorant wacka-wacka gun-nut who has mysteriously surfaced during the last election, much like a turd, in the House of Representatives.
The Villages Idiot has already been invited to this exclusive gated community in Florida to whine insipidly about the unspeakably unfair abuse of the Capitol Insurrectionists’ Constitutional rights and her support of killing Democratic members of the House and Senate while her racist throng is especially excited by the idea of Nancy Pelosi’s head on a stake!
by Dr Bunnygirl May 18, 2021
Get the The Villages Idiotmug.