town hall

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noun
  1. a hall or building belonging to a town, used for the transaction of the town's business and often also as a place of public assembly.

Origin of town hall

1
First recorded in 1475–85

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How to use town hall in a sentence

  • They disarmed isolated sentinels and National Guardsmen in the streets on their way to the Townhall.

    Les Misrables | Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for town hall

town hall

noun
  1. the chief building in which municipal business is transacted, often with a hall for public meetings

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