town

noun

ˈtau̇n How to pronounce town (audio)
Definition of townnext
as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area after driving for miles with nothing but corn and wheat fields to look at, we were relieved to roll into a small town and have a bite to eat at the local diner

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Recent Examples of town Holmes was first to the finish line in the Gold Rush town of Nome, on the Bering Sea coast. — CBS News, 14 Mar. 2025 The humane society is in the mountain town of Boone, a roughly 85-mile drive west from Winston-Salem. — Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025 Soon, Rick can’t take it anymore and heads into town to find marijuana (cannabis is currently legal in Thailand), with Chelsea in tow. — Dan Heching, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025 The footage was captured in Vang Vieng, a town in the northwest region of Laos. — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for town

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“Town.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/town. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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