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
c
: a large densely populated urban area : city
d
: an English village having a periodic fair or market
2
: a particular town or city under consideration
the circus came to town
3
: the city or urban life as contrasted with the country
4
a
: the inhabitants of a city or town
practically the whole town turned out for the parade
b
: the townspeople of a college or university town as distinct from the academic community
relations between town and gown
5
: a New England territorial and political unit usually containing under a single town government both rural areas and urban areas not having their own charter of incorporation
also
: a New England community governed by a town meeting
6
dialectal, England
: a cluster or aggregation of houses recognized as a distinct place with a place-name : hamlet
7
: a group of prairie dog burrows
town
adjective
Synonyms
Examples of town in a Sentence
the town of Jackson, Florida
The nearest shopping mall is two towns away.
The town plans to increase property taxes.
We're heading to town later on.
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Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
Regarding transportation: the JR Kisei Main Line connects major cities and towns along the coast, and local buses are readily available.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
Regarding transportation: the JR Kisei Main Line connects major cities and towns along the coast, and local buses are readily available.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Eden Vale, Washington, is the sort of solidly middle-class, carefully diverse, generally happy small town that probably only really exists in TV shows but tends to drive a whole lot of them, from Gilmore Girls to Schitt’s Creek to Resident Alien.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Now, the Spanish town of Porreres may have an issue with Meghan’s new As Ever logo.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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town
noun1
a
: a compactly settled area that is usually larger than a village but smaller than a city
b
2
: the people of a town
town
adjective
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