Synonyms

small-town

American

[smawl-toun] / ˈsmɔlˈtaʊn /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a town or village.

a typical, small-town general store.
provincial or unsophisticated.

small-town manners.

Other Word Forms

small-towner noun

Etymology

Origin of small-town

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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The team was undecided on how well Mellencamp’s biggest hits—sepia-tinted odes to small-town America—fit today’s college football madhouse cathedrals.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has detailed to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent how his company is working to support small-town banks and Main Street businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s a small-town feel here, with a walkable district and charming homes looking up at the mountains.

From Los Angeles Times

This illusion is not to be found at some traveling carnival in small-town America.

From Salon

But Our Town is thought to have inspired Dylan Thomas's Welsh masterpiece Under Milk Wood and, recognising its depiction of small-town community life, Sheen and director Francesca Goodridge decided to move Grover's Corners to Wales.

From BBC

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