town


Definition: Meaning of, town in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / taʊn /

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  1. place [countable] a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village
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  2. main centre [uncountable] the business or shopping centre of a town
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  3. people [singular] all the people who live in a particular town
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  4. where you live [uncountable] the town or city where you live
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  5. village [countable] American English several houses forming a small group around a church, shops etc [=  village British English]
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  6. not country the town life in towns and cities in general
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  7. go to town (on something) informal to do something in a very eager or thorough way
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  8. (out) on the town informal going to restaurants, bars, theatres etc for entertainment in the evening
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  9. town and gown used to describe the situation in which the people living in a town and the students in a town seem to be separate and opposing groups
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Town


Definition: Meaning of, Town in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / taʊn /

  • noun
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  • antonym
Word Forms:
Singular Plural
Town towns
  1. 1784-1844 united States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges
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Town used in phrases

  • Cape Town
    1. a large city in South Africa near the Cape of Good Hope. It is built around TABLE MOUNTAIN, and South Africa's parliament building is there.
  • George Town (noun)
    1. the capital of the Cayman Islands
  • Ithiel Town (noun)
    1. 1784-1844 united States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges
  • O Little Town of Bethlehem
    1. the title and first words of a Christmas CAROL (= a traditional religious song) . It begins: O little town of Bethlehem,/How still we see thee lie,/Above thy deep and dreamless sleep,/The silent stars go by.
  • Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, the
    1. an old story about a mouse who lives in a town and who invites a poor mouse who lives in the country to come and stay with him. The country mouse does not like the town, and when he invites the town mouse to come and stay with him in the country, the town mouse does not like the country. The lesson of the story is that a way of life that is suitable for one person may not be suitable for another.
  • boom town (noun)
    1. a town or city that suddenly becomes very successful because there is a lot of new industry
  • county town (noun)
    1. the town in a county where its government is
  • dormitory town (noun)
    1. a town that is near a city with more work opportunities, so that many people who live there travel to work in the city every day [=  bedroom community/suburb American English]
  • down town (noun)
    1. the center of a city
  • ghost town (noun)
    1. a town that used to have a lot of people living and working in it, but now has very few or none
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