town meaning
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WTown
- A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size definition for what constitutes a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world.


- NounPLtownsSUF-town
- A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.
- This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns.
- Any more urbanized center than the place of reference.
- I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight.
- (Britain, historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
- The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
- COL Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
- Call me when you get to town.
- (law) A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.
- OBS An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor.
- OBS The whole of the land which constituted the domain.
- OBS A collection of houses enclosed by fences or walls.
- (Britain, Scotland, dialect) OBS A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
- A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- There is only one snackery in town which sells bacon-flavored chips.
- The son of a shoemaker, Mr. Cirillo began his tailoring career in Brescia, an Italian town about an hour outside Milan, where his uncles owned a suitmaking shop.
- I wanna be a man, man cub and stroll right into town and be just like the other men I'm tired of monkeying around - The Jungle Book
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Turning up drunk at the debutante ball will certainly make you the talk of the town.
- The sound of the brass band resounded through the town.
- In the time it takes to pitch my little one-man tent the kiddywinkies have been ushered inside quicker than if the childcatcher had been spotted on the edge of town.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of town in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Nouns
- en towns
- en township
- fr township
- en townspeople
- en townships
Source: Wiktionary

