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In their village vs At their village

Both 'in their village' and 'at their village' are correct phrases, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'In their village' is used to indicate location within the village, while 'at their village' is used to indicate a more general location near or around the village.

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In their village

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate location within the village.

Use 'in their village' when referring to a specific location or activity that takes place within the boundaries of the village.

Examples:

The children play in their village square.
She grew up in their village and knows everyone there.
There is a small market in their village.

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They have no stake in their village, regional or national economies.
Lots of people in their village believed them.
They downloaded it from, or one of these websites, 14 days after putting the computer in their village.
The Minders want nothing more than to remain in their village and live in peace.
A week before we got to the workshop, a massive landslide, caused by Hurricane Stan, last October, came in and buried 600 people alive in their village.
And of course the spirit people have a little miniature village in their village, right?
According to the information available, the firing was carried out by a small group of people allegedly wishing to prevent the Albanian policy carrying out arrests in their village.
The men and women who saved my life and protected me in their village in Sierra Leone brought me as close as I would ever get to my earliest home.
And then he describes the home he owned in their village.
I was talking to local people in these places, and they were really happy to get something going on in their village.
My parents were killed in the Hunan province, along with everyone else in their village.
Who wants a bear in their village?
I have to complete my dowry and he has to go... and speak with his parents in their village.
Don't worry, he keeps his wife at home in their village.
Years ago, our ancestors would feel the pain only of their family and people in their village.
Take a platoon, find out what they are doing in their village.

Alternatives:

within their village
inside their village
among their village
at the village
around the village

At their village

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a more general location near or around the village.

Use 'at their village' when referring to a location that is in the vicinity of the village but not necessarily within its boundaries.

Examples:

They have a summer house at their village.
The bus stop is at their village entrance.
The festival will be held at their village hall.

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Don't worry, he keeps his wife at home in their village.
The situation is also extremely worrying in Laos, where Christians are being persecuted relentlessly by means of arrests and threats, to the point where they are even being expelled from their villages at times.
Their village was attacked by a winged monster.
Often these towns or villages are surrounded by the Israeli army, and people aren't allowed to go out of their village to next door.
Many guys who like me never had left their villages were there.
Their villages turned empty, only a few people remained.
They have no stake in their village, regional or national economies.
We are also concerned about our regions, their villages and towns.
The Genii's stargate is a short distance from their village.
It's better than in their villages.
Nowadays many jobless people return to their villages.
It is effectively impossible for us to notify some of these Afghanis in their villages about this material.
And then he describes the home he owned in their village.
And their village sits on a giant oil deposit That your father wants.
Return all those men back to their village.
He's planning to use them against other D'Haran officers, destroy their villages.
Get the rest of these people back to their village.
They watch over the workers, poor guys, dragged from their villages.
These people have been driven from their villages.
You want to torch their village and behead their elders.

Alternatives:

near their village
around their village
close to their village
by their village
in the vicinity of the village

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