Town
Word | TOWN |
Character | 4 |
Hyphenation | town |
Pronunciations | /taʊn/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Town"
What do we mean by town?
A population center that is larger than a village and smaller than a city. noun
A territorial and political unit governed by a town meeting, especially in New England. noun
A city. noun
A rural village that has a market or fair periodically. noun
The residents of a town. noun
An area that is more densely populated or developed than the surrounding area. noun
The residents of a community in which a university or college is located, as opposed to the students and faculty. noun
A group of prairie dog burrows. noun
(on the town) In spirited pursuit of the entertainment offered by a town or city. idiom
An inclosure; a collection of houses inclosed by a hedge, palisade, or wall for safety; a walled or fortified place. noun
Any collection of houses larger than a village; in a general sense, a city or borough: as, London town; within a mile of Edinburgh town: often opposed to country, in which use it is usually preceded by the definite article. noun
A large assemblage of adjoining or nearly adjoining houses, to which a market is usually incident, and which is not a city or bishop's see. noun
A tithing; a vill; a subdivision of a county, as a parish is a subdivision of a diocese. noun
The body of persons resident in a town or city; the townspeople: with the. noun
In legal usage in the United States: noun
In many of the States, one of the several subdivisions into which each county is divided, more accurately called, in the New England States and some others, township. noun
In most of the States, the corporation, or quasi corporation, composed of the inhabitants of one of such subdivisions, in some States designated by law as a township or incorporated township or township organization. noun
In a few of the States, a municipal corporation (not formed of one of the subdivisions of a county, but having its own boundaries like a city) with less elaborate organization and powers than a city. noun
A farm or farmstead; a farm-house with its connected buildings. noun
A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.
Any more urbanized center than the place of reference.
A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.
A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.
An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor.
The whole of the land which constituted the domain.
A collection of houses enclosed by fences or walls.
A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
A really really huge wanker Urban Dictionary
A place where there lives people, and a church, a postoffice, and a place where beer is sold exists. A town is not as big as a city. Urban Dictionary
Town/ta:n/ Pronunciation: 'taün (toun) Function: noun Etymology: Mid to low English, from Old English "tûn", group, bunch, weapon; akin to Late low High Swiss/Deutsch "zûn", oppressive enclave (literally); place where leather shorts are considered appropriate dress. Old Irish town; town Date: before 4th century 1. a. Abbr. t. T. tn. An incorporated settlement, larger than a village and smaller than a city. b. The inhabitants of such a settlement. 2. populated area, its size being somewhere between a city and a village. 3. The main city of a populated area. 4. the people that comprise said population center. 5. a cluster or clump of groups called a town: See town 6. a group of prairie dog burrows -on the town: to pursue entertainment or amusement (as city nightlife) especially as a relief from routine; to town around: to act in a humorous fashion like a town; what goes around comes to town: the belief that the energy a person puts out will show back up in a populated area uninvited Urban Dictionary
Verb: go to town or smoke weed noun: the place you go to go to town or smoke weed Urban Dictionary
The best suffix. sounds good in all situations, when it just fits. Urban Dictionary
A very attractive woman Urban Dictionary
Lame, uncool, or not fresh. Used often as a replacement for the word 'gay,' which is very politically incorrect and used incorrectly anyway. Urban Dictionary
Nagercoil is a good town Urban Dictionary
When somebody lives in a small village, or small town and wants to describe where they live. A town-town is a major town, that most people would know, like Hastings instead or Battle or Crowhurst, which most people would have no idea where they were. Urban Dictionary
Slang we use. it's a bad word Urban Dictionary
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