town
/toun/
noun
an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government, and that is generally larger than a village and smaller than a city.
synonyms: urban area, conurbation, municipality, borough, township, settlement, city, metropolis, megalopolis, pueblo, burgh
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What is the definition of a town?
1. a. : a compactly settled area usually larger than a village but smaller than a city. b. : a compactly settled area as distinguished from surrounding rural territory.
What is town short for?
Meaning. In some cases, town is an alternative name for "city" or "village" (especially a small city or large village; and occasionally even hamlets). Sometimes, the word town is short for township.
What is the synonym of town?
Synonyms: municipality, village , township, hamlet, borough , suburb , city , urban area, conurbation, built-up area, the big city, settlement , metropolis, burg, thorp (archaic)
What does the term in town mean?
to be in town: to be in the same city; to be in the town center verb. In town makes reference to a city where the person is: I will be in town for a week from March 14th. I go home on the 22nd. -Is Bruno in town? -No, he has gone on vacation.
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The meaning of TOWN is a compactly settled area usually larger than a village but smaller than a city. How to use town in a sentence.
4 days ago · TOWN meaning: 1. a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of…. Learn more.
noun · a densely populated urban area, typically smaller than a city and larger than a village, having some local powers of government and a fixed boundary · ( ...