noun
villages
Plural form of 村 (village), referring to multiple villages collectively.
この地域には小さな村々が点在している。
Small villages are scattered throughout this region.
村 is the singular form meaning 'village'; 村々 is the plural form meaning 'villages'.
Reduplication of 村 (むら, 'village') with the iteration mark 々, forming a plural meaning 'villages'.