town
[toun]
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noun
adjective
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or belonging to a town: town laws; town government; town constable.
Origin of town
before 900; Middle English toun, tun, Old English tūn walled or fenced place, courtyard, farmstead, village; cognate with Old Norse tūn homefield, German Zaun fence, Old Irish dún fort
Synonym study
1. See community.
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town
noun
Word Origin for town
Old English tūn village; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse tūn, Old High German zūn fence, Old Irish dūn
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