- Brit., Dial. 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
- in parts of the U.S., township (sense )
- 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
- any given inhabited district, regardless of size, often, specif., the district of one's residence: often without an article: an important man about town; the circus is coming to town
Origin of town
Middle English from Old English tun, enclosed space, group of houses, village, town; akin to German zaun, fence, hedge, Old Irish d?n, fortified camp of, in, for, or characteristic of a town
town Idioms
go to town
Slang- to go on a spree; indulge in something without restraint
- to work or act fast and efficiently
- to be eminently successful
on the town
Informal out for a good time at the theater, nightclubs, bars, etc.
out of town
a significant distance away from one's city, town, etc.
