town

adj. of a city, local

n. populated area that is smaller than a city; community governed by a town meeting (esp. in New England); downtown (Informal); inhabitants of a particular town or city; major city or town in a particular region

A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. Usually, a "town" is thought of as larger than a village but smaller than a "city". The words "city" and "village" came into English from Latin via French. "Town" and "borough" (also "burrow", "burgh", "bury", etc.) are of native Germanic origin, from Old English burg, a fortified settlement, and tūn, an enclosed piece of land.
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(adv. & prep.)
The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country.
  

(adv. & prep.)
The court end of London;-- commonly with the.
  

(adv. & prep.)
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.
  

(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.
  

(adv. & prep.)
Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop.
  

(adv. & prep.)
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.
  

(adv. & prep.)
A township; the whole territory within certain limits, less than those of a country.
  

(adv. & prep.)
A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
  

Noun
1. an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work"
(hypernym) municipality
(hyponym) Actium
(part-meronym) city limit, city limits
2. an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal"
(synonym) township
(hypernym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
3. the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team"
(synonym) townspeople, townsfolk
(hypernym) municipality
(hyponym) borough

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