place name · A tiny village consisting of only a few households; often used to describe a remote or desolate place.

他自幼生长在偏僻的三家村，对外面的世界了解甚少。

place name · An essay column in a Beijing newspaper (1961-1966) written by Deng Tuo, Wu Han, and Liao Mosha, which was purged during the Cultural Revolution.

文革初期，“三家村”反党集团遭到了严厉的政治批判。