small-town
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of a town or village.
a typical, small-town general store.
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provincial or unsophisticated.
small-town manners.
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Origin of small-town
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The family didn’t personally know Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, but in their small-town Baptist circles, she felt only a degree away.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Friends in Cleveland persuaded them to check out the Hudson area, where they fell in love with the green countryside and the small-town life.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
And when she lands, we meet Andrea, the small-town mayor who holds the key to her future.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Talankin, 35, a videographer from a small-town Russian school, caused a sensation when he won the Academy Award for best documentary feature alongside US filmmaker David Borenstein in March.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
I had heard of the foolish blunders that small-town boys made when they went to big cities and I wanted to be very cautious.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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