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town
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. Britain, historical
  • 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. colloquial
  • A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part. law
  • An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. obsolete
  • The whole of the land which constituted the domain. obsolete
  • A collection of houses enclosed by fences or walls. obsolete
  • A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard. Britain, Scotland, dialect, obsolete