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taʊn

Town – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A built-up area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, that is larger than a village and generally smaller than a city.

Usage examples:

The hotel is eight miles from the nearest town

Synonims:

Urban areaConurbationMunicipalityBoroughTownshipSettlementCityMetropolisMegalopolisPuebloBurgh
noun

The central part of a neighbourhood, with its business or shopping area.

Usage examples:

Rachel left to drive back into town
noun

Densely populated areas, especially as contrasted with the country or suburbs.

Usage examples:

The cultural differences between town and country
noun

Another term for township (sense 3 of the noun).

noun

A place where there are a lot of houses, stores, and other buildings which is smaller than a city

Usage examples:

[ c ] he was born in the small town of elnora, indiana., [ u ] we stayed at the best hotel in town.…
noun

A place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than a city

Usage examples:

A seaside/coastal town, a fishing/mining/industrial town, he was born in the small town of castlefo…
noun

The part of a town where most of the businesses are

Usage examples:

I'm going into/to town at lunchtime to do some shopping., i met charles while i was in town.
noun

The most important city or town in a country or area

Usage examples:

We went up to town to see a play., many people commute into town (= london) from essex.
noun

The place where you live or work

Usage examples:

I'm leaving town for a few days., barbara is out of town on business this week.
noun

The people who live in the town

Usage examples:

The whole town is/are hoping that their team will win the final tomorrow.
noun

A town or city, rather than the countryside

Usage examples:

I've always lived in the town.

Town translation into English

Town: translate from English into Chinese

Translate town into Chinese (Simplified)}
镇, 城镇, 城, 城市, 集镇, 镇区

Town: translate from English into Dutch

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Dorp, Stad-, Stad, Plaats, Stadje, Gemeente, Stedelijk, Steeds, Stads-

Town: translate from English into French

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Ville, Commune

Town: translate from English into German

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Stadt, dorf, Stadt, Ortschaft, Platz, Städtisch

Town: translate from English into Hindi

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नगर, शहर, शहर का, नगर का, सिटी, नागरिक, कस्बा

Town: translate from English into Italian

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Cittadina, Città, Di città, Urbano, Cittadinanza

Town: translate from English into Korean

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도시, 읍, 성시, 성부, 도시의

Town: translate from English into Russian

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Городок, Город, Городской, Местечко, Административный центр, Жители города, Центр деловой жизни города, Центр торговой жизни города, Превращать в город

Town: translate from English into Spanish

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Pueblo, Ciudad, De ciudad, Municipio, Población, Urbano, De pueblo, Municipal, Urbana, Urbanístico, Del ayuntamiento, Habitantes, Ciudadanos, Ciudadano, Gente, Residentes, Público, Personas

Word origin

Old English tūn ‘enclosed piece of land, homestead, village’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tuin ‘garden’ and German Zaun ‘fence’.

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Town synonims

borough

noun

A town or district which is an administrative unit.

Usage examples:

But modern life has moved beyond such administrative units as boroughs and as a result, the need fo…
noun

One of the five divisions of new york city or, in some states, a town or part of a town

Borough - all meanings in English

burgh

noun

A borough or chartered town.

Usage examples:

Towns could be burghs of barony under a feudal superior.
Burgh - all meanings in English

city

noun

A large town.

Usage examples:

One of italy's most beautiful cities
City - all meanings in English

conurbation

noun

An extended urban area, typically consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of a central city.

Usage examples:

The major conurbations of london and birmingham
noun

A large area including several different cities or large towns that have all grown so much that they are now connected to each other

Usage examples:

The largest urban conurbation in scotland is centred around glasgow.
Conurbation - all meanings in English

megalopolis

noun

A very large, heavily populated city or urban complex.

Usage examples:

A dizzying megalopolis ablaze with neon
noun

An extremely large city or urban (= city) area where a lot of people live

Usage examples:

Today shenzhen is a megalopolis of 13 million people., the landscape will just become one undiffere…
Megalopolis - all meanings in English

metropolis

noun

The capital or chief city of a country or region.

Usage examples:

He preferred the peaceful life of the countryside to the bustle of the metropolis
noun

A large city, esp. the main city of a country or region

Usage examples:

Chicago is a major metropolis.
noun

A very large city, often the most important city in a large area

Usage examples:

Houston, the fourth most populous us city, is a sprawling metropolis., as the world's first great i…
Metropolis - all meanings in English

municipality

noun

A town or district that has local government.

Usage examples:

Voters in each municipality choose between four candidates
noun

A city or town with its own local government, or this local government itself

noun

A city or town that has its own government

Usage examples:

The smoking ban that started in 13 municipalities in new mexico, including santa fe and albuquerque…
Municipality - all meanings in English

pueblo

noun

A north american indian settlement of the south-western us, especially one consisting of multistoreyed adobe houses built by the pueblo people.

Usage examples:

At one end of the plaza, craftsmen from native american pueblos spread out blankets filled with con…
adjective

Relating to or denoting the pueblo or their culture.

Usage examples:

The pueblo people
Pueblo - all meanings in English

settlement

noun

An official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict.

Usage examples:

Unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement
noun

Payment of money that is owed

Usage examples:

[ u ] we enclose a check in settlement of your claim., [ u ] early settlement developed around a co…
noun

An official agreement or decision that ends an argument, often involving a payment of money

Usage examples:

Negotiate/reach a settlement, the lawyer negotiated an out-of-court settlement of $2 million., in s…
Settlement - all meanings in English

township

noun

(in south africa) a suburb or city of predominantly black occupation, formerly officially designated for black occupation by apartheid legislation.

Usage examples:

A johannesburg township
noun

(in parts of the us and canada) a unit of local government consisting of a town and the area surrounding it

Township - all meanings in English

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