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.
Other Word Forms
- small-towner noun
Etymology
Origin of small-town
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Jared Keeso stars in this “Letterkenny” spinoff satirizing performative masculinity among a small-town Canadian hockey team.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
For now though, style and savings appear to have trumped concerns about sustainability, with many small-town Indians only just getting on to the fast-fashion bandwagon.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
A former employee of her family’s small-town Kansas bank, she has demonstrated a willingness, unusual among regulators, to hear out banks over their criticisms of the supervisory process and even specific interactions with examiners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
As Jonathan “Mox” Moxon in “Varsity Blues,” he pushed back against the pressures of playing quarterback for a small-town high school.
From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026
“We’re small-town folk, Caleb. Everything we need is right here.”
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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