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What (who) is town - definition
SETTLEMENT THAT IS SMALLER THAN A CITY BUT BIGGER THAN A LARGE VILLAGE (OR A LARGE BOROUGH IN SOME AREAS)
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![Bishan]], one of Singapore's towns is the 38th biggest in terms of geographical size and the 21st most populated planning area in the country.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1 2014 panorama bishan park aerial gopro dji phantom.jpg?width=200 "Bishan]], one of Singapore's towns is the 38th biggest in terms of geographical size and the 21st most populated planning area in the country.")
![The small town of [[Zierikzee]], [[The Netherlands]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/41012 Zuidhavenpoort zierikzee Met Noordhavenpoort.jpg?width=200 "The small town of [[Zierikzee]], [[The Netherlands]]")
![Town of [[Húsavík]] in Iceland](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/A street in Húsavík.jpg?width=200 "Town of [[Húsavík]] in Iceland")
![The town center of [[Loboc, Bohol]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Loboc Bohol 1.jpg?width=200 "The town center of [[Loboc, Bohol]].")
![[[Mõisaküla]] is a small town in the southern part of [[Estonia]], just next to the border of [[Latvia]]. The town's current population is less than 1,000 inhabitants.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Moisakula - panoramio (1).jpg?width=200 "[[Mõisaküla]] is a small town in the southern part of [[Estonia]], just next to the border of [[Latvia]]. The town's current population is less than 1,000 inhabitants.")
![Paravur]] town, India](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/One of the high streets in Paravur.jpg?width=200 "Paravur]] town, India")
![The town of [[Peshtera]], [[Bulgaria]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Peshtera--downtown.jpg?width=200 "The town of [[Peshtera]], [[Bulgaria]]")
![Rügen Island]], Germany](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Putbus (2011-05-21) 14.JPG?width=200 "Rügen Island]], Germany")
![Hancock]], [[Michigan]] along Quincy Street](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Quincy Street Historic District Hancock 100 block N 2009.jpg?width=200 "Hancock]], [[Michigan]] along Quincy Street")
![Rugby]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rugby town centre.jpg?width=200 "Rugby]]")
![The town of [[Salins-les-Bains]], France](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Salins les Bains 2.JPG?width=200 "The town of [[Salins-les-Bains]], France")
![Nearly every town in Hong Kong has its own town hall. The picture shows the [[Sha Tin Town Hall]] in the town of [[Sha Tin]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ShatinTownHall 20070529.jpg?width=200 "Nearly every town in Hong Kong has its own town hall. The picture shows the [[Sha Tin Town Hall]] in the town of [[Sha Tin]].")
![The town of [[Valka]], [[Latvia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Valka, Semināra iela (1).JPG?width=200 "The town of [[Valka]], [[Latvia]]")
![The town of [[Sastamala]], Finland](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vammala, Onkiniemenkatu.jpg?width=200 "The town of [[Sastamala]], Finland")
![Aerial view of [[Mariehamn]], the town in [[Åland]] with over 10,000 inhabitants.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/View of Mariehamn, 2022.jpg?width=200 "Aerial view of [[Mariehamn]], the town in [[Åland]] with over 10,000 inhabitants.")
![The town of [[Vyborg]] in [[Leningrad Oblast]], Russia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vyborg SevernyVal3-5 006 8242.jpg?width=200 "The town of [[Vyborg]] in [[Leningrad Oblast]], Russia")
![[[Bishop's Stortford]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Windhill.jpg?width=200 "[[Bishop's Stortford]]")
![The tiny farming community of [[Wyatt, Indiana]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wyatt-indiana-from-above.jpg?width=200 "The tiny farming community of [[Wyatt, Indiana]]")
![[[Zamość]] in Poland is an example of a [[utopia]]n [[ideal town]]. It was declared a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] in 1992](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zamość. Ratusz..jpg?width=200 "[[Zamość]] in Poland is an example of a [[utopia]]n [[ideal town]]. It was declared a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] in 1992")
![Hanseatic]] cities in Sweden and a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]. Today it is the seat of [[Gotland Municipality]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Övre Finngränd 7 Sta Maria 29 Visby Gotland.jpg?width=200 "Hanseatic]] cities in Sweden and a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]. Today it is the seat of [[Gotland Municipality]].")
![Fire station in town of [[Bohorodchany]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Богородчани, 4 державна пожежно-рятувальна частина у ДСНС України, 2.jpg?width=200 "Fire station in town of [[Bohorodchany]]")
Town
·adv & ·prep The court end of London;-- commonly with the.
II. Town ·adv & ·prep A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
III. Town ·adv & ·prep A township; the whole territory within certain limits, less than those of a country.
IV. Town ·adv & ·prep The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country.
V. Town ·adv & ·prep Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop.
VI. Town ·adv & ·prep The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the town voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways.
VII. Town ·adv & ·prep Any collection of houses larger than a village, and not incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated place, whether incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or from rural communities.
VIII. Town ·adv & ·prep Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.
town
n.
1) a boom; ghost ('deserted'); jerkwater (AE; colloq.), one-horse, provincial, sleepy, small; market (BE) town (they live in a sleepy, little town)
2) a company town
3) smb.'s hometown
4) a county town (BE; AE has county seat)
5) (misc.) to come to town; to go to town (colloq.; fig.) ('to go all out'); to leave town; to blow/skip town (esp. AE; colloq.) ('to leave town suddenly'); (out) on the town ('enjoying city nightlife')
USAGE NOTE: In GB, many places are called towns that would be called cities in the US. In the US, many places are called towns or small towns that are villages in GB. AE rarely uses village for places in the US.
town
¦ noun
1. a built-up area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, that is larger than a village and generally smaller than a city.
Brit. dated the chief city or town of a region.
2. the central part of a town or city, with its business or shopping area.
3. densely populated areas, especially as contrasted with the country or suburbs.
4. the permanent residents of a university town. Contrasted with gown.
Phrases
go to town informal do something thoroughly or enthusiastically.
on the town informal enjoying the nightlife of a city or town.
Derivatives
townish adjective
townlet noun
townward adjective & adverb
townwards adverb
Origin
OE tu?n 'enclosed piece of land, homestead, village', of Gmc origin.
Wikipedia
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Examples of use of town
1. "The old town, new town, back town, end town, any part of the town, it‘s all under water.
2. Gruber‘s Hagers–Town Town and Country Almanack, founded in 17'7.
3. A mill town that became a rail town then a small manufacturing town, it‘s going through hard times.
4. Al Carr, a Kensington Town Council member, is beloved in his home town.
5. "He went from town to town, house to house, for months.