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Town

//tuːn// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A community and ward in Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, in Merthyr Tydfil town centre. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    London, especially central London. England, also, countable, traditional, uncountable
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of Alabang Town Center (a mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines). Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    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, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century) countable, uncountable

    "This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns."

  2. 2
    the people living in a municipality smaller than a city wordnet
  3. 3
    Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference. countable, uncountable

    "I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight."

  4. 4
    an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city wordnet
  5. 5
    A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week. UK, countable, historical, uncountable
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  1. 6
    an administrative division of a county wordnet
  2. 7
    The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844) wordnet
  4. 9
    Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion. colloquial, countable, uncountable

    "Call me when you get to town."

  5. 10
    A major city, especially one where the speaker is located. countable, uncountable

    "There's always a business theme, even underlying happy hours. You're never off the clock in this town."

  6. 11
    A townhouse. countable, informal, uncountable

    "Detached houses always sell faster than towns or semis."

  7. 12
    A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor; by extension, the whole of the land which constituted the domain. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  9. 14
    A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard. Scotland, UK, countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English toun, from Old English tūn (“enclosure, garden”), from Proto-West Germanic *tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną (“fence, enclosure”), of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to finish, come full circle”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tuun (“garden”), West Frisian tún (“enclosure, garden”), Dutch tuin (“garden”), German Low German Tuun (“fence”), German Zaun (“fence”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian tun (“yard”); also archaic Welsh din (“hill”), Irish dún (“fortress”). Doublet of dun. See also -ton and tine (“to enclose”).

Etymology 2

English surname, from the noun town.

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