usage: a community of people smaller than a village
2. juncture, critical point, crossroads, crisis
usage: a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"
3. crossroads, overlap, convergence, intersection
usage: a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"
Noun
1. hamlet, crossroads, community
usage: a junction where one street or road crosses another