Town meaning
The definition of a town is a residential area that is smaller than a city and larger than a village.
An example of a town is the Town of Oyster Bay in New York.
noun
The inhabitants, voters, etc. of a town.
noun
A more or less concentrated group of houses and private and public buildings, larger than a village but smaller than a city.
noun
(law) A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.
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The business center of a city.
To go into town.
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Any given inhabited district, regardless of size, often, specif., the district of one's residence.
An important man about town; the circus is coming to town.
noun
Of, in, for, or characteristic of a town.
adjective
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.
noun
(US) 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.
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The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
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(colloquial) Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
Call me when you get to town.
noun
Town means relating to a residential area that is smaller than a city and larger than a village.
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.
adjective
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.
noun
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A group of prairie dog burrows.
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(brit., dial.) A group of houses; hamlet.
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A city or other thickly populated urban place.
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An area that is more densely populated or developed than the surrounding area.
Going into town to shop.
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In England, a village that holds a market periodically.
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The local residents of a town as distinct from the members of a college within the town.
noun
(informal) on the town
- In spirited pursuit of the entertainment offered by a town or city.
idiom
(slang) go to town
- to go on a spree; indulge in something without restraint
- to work or act fast and efficiently
- to be eminently successful
idiom
on the town
- out for a good time at the theater, nightclubs, bars, etc.
idiom
out of town
- a significant distance away from one's city, town, etc.
idiom
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Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of town
- Middle English from Old English tūn enclosed place, village dheuə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English, from Old English tÅ«n (“enclosure, village"), from Proto-Germanic *tÅ«nÄ… (“fence") (compare West Frisian tún, Dutch tuin (“garden"), German Zaun, Danish/Swedish tun), from Gaulish dunon (“hill, hillfort") (compare Welsh din (“hill"), Irish dún (“fortress")), from Proto-Celtic *dÅ«nom, from Proto-Indo-European *dÊ°ewhâ‚‚- (“to finish, come full circle"), (compare Hittite [script?] (tuhhuÅ¡ta, “it is finished"), Latin fÅ«nus (“burial"), Ancient Greek θνητός (thnÄ“tos, “mortal"), θάνατος (thanatos, “death"), [Greek?] (thaneÄ«n, “to die"), Sanskrit [script?] (ádhvanÄ«t, “he vanished")).
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