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
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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Pour a damn fine cup of coffee and see what the cast has been up to since the '90s cult classic first left town.
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EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In developing a town around their chocolate factory, the Hersheys also built theaters, recreation centers and public transportation for their workers.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Set in Mexico between the 1870s and the 1920s, the magic realism epic revolves around the history of a remote town called Comala, the life of which has been destroyed by vengeful local feudal lord Pedro Páramo.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Right around the time Big Mood was closing up shop in the Crossroads last month, another wine bar and retail shop was uncorking across town.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
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EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In developing a town around their chocolate factory, the Hersheys also built theaters, recreation centers and public transportation for their workers.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Set in Mexico between the 1870s and the 1920s, the magic realism epic revolves around the history of a remote town called Comala, the life of which has been destroyed by vengeful local feudal lord Pedro Páramo.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Right around the time Big Mood was closing up shop in the Crossroads last month, another wine bar and retail shop was uncorking across town.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town. Accessed 13 Apr. 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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