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Meaning of 'town' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Town [ adv. & prep.]
- Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.
- Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop.
- Any collection of houses larger than a village, and not incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated place, whether incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or from rural communities.
- The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the town voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways.
- A township; the whole territory within certain limits, less than those of a country.
- The court end of London;-- commonly with the.
- The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country.
- A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.

Meaning of 'town' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . town [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an administrative division of a county
Example in sentence:
  • the town is responsible for snow removal
Meaning (2):
- the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
Example in sentence:
  • the whole town cheered the team
Meaning (3):
- an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
Example in sentence:
  • they drive through town on their way to work

Nearby Words:

tow tow-head towage towall toward towardliness towardly towardness towards towboat

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