Town - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |taʊn|  American pronunciation of the word town
Brit.  |taʊn|  British pronunciation of the word town

noun

- an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
they drive through town on their way to work
- the people living in a municipality smaller than a city (syn: townsfolk, townspeople)
the whole town cheered the team
- an administrative division of a county (syn: township)
the town is responsible for snow removal
- United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844)

Extra examples

The town of Jackson, Florida

The nearest shopping mall is two towns away.

The town plans to increase property taxes.

We're heading to town later on.

The place had the advantages of town and country combined.

He became the talk of the town.

The town takes immense pride in recent achievements.

I walked around town.

I caught a bus into town.

I walked to the nearest town.

He was buried in his home town (=the town where he was born).

We're going into town tonight to see a film.

They have a small apartment in town.

The whole town turned out to watch the procession.

Cam left town about an hour ago, so he should be out at the farm by now.

Word forms

noun
singular: town
plural: towns
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