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town definition

town (to̵un)

noun

  1. Brit., Dialectal a group of houses; hamlet
  2. a more or less concentrated group of houses and private and public buildings, larger than a village but smaller than a city
  3. a city or other thickly populated urban place
    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
  4. in England, a village that holds a market periodically
  5. the business center of a city to go into town
  6. the inhabitants, voters, etc. of a town
  7. the local residents of a town as distinct from the members of a college within the town

Etymology: 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
town Idioms

go to town

Slang
  1. to go on a spree; indulge in something without restraint
  2. to work or act fast and efficiently
  3. ☆ to be eminently successful

on the town

Informal out for a good time at the theater, nightclubs, bars, etc.

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