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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

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