town

The definition of a town is a residential area that is smaller than a city and larger than a village.

(noun)

An example of a town is the Town of Oyster Bay in New York.

Town means relating to a residential area that is smaller than a city and larger than a village.

(adjective)

An example of town used as an adjective is in the phrase "town pool," which means a pool that people living in that area can use.

See town in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Brit., Dialectal a group of houses; hamlet
a more or less concentrated group of houses and private and public buildings, larger than a village but smaller than a city
a city or other thickly populated urban place
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1. in parts of the U.S., township (sense )
2. in New England and some other states, a unit of local government having its sovereignty vested chiefly in a town meeting
in England, a village that holds a market periodically
the business center of a city: to go into town
the inhabitants, voters, etc. of a town
the local residents of a town as distinct from the members of a college within the town

Origin: ME < OE tun, enclosed space, group of houses, village, town; akin to Ger zaun, fence, hedge, OIr dūn, fortified camp

adjective

of, in, for, or characteristic of a town

See town in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A population center that is larger than a village and smaller than a city.
b. A territorial and political unit governed by a town meeting, especially in New England.
c. Informal A city: New York is a big town.
d. Chiefly British A rural village that has a market or fair periodically.
e. The residents of a town: The whole town was upset at the news.
An area that is more densely populated or developed than the surrounding area: going into town to shop.
The residents of a community in which a university or college is located, as opposed to the students and faculty: a dispute pitting town against gown.
A group of prairie dog burrows.