town
[ toun ]
/ taʊn /
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noun
adjective
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or belonging to a town: town laws; town government; town constable.
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Idioms for town
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 for town
1. See community.
OTHER WORDS FROM town
townless, adjectivein·ter·town, adjectiveWords nearby town
towing path, to wit, towkay, towline, towmond, town, town and gown, town car, town clerk, town crier, towner
Definition for town (2 of 2)
Town
[ toun ]
/ taʊn /
noun
Ith·i·el [ith-ee-uhl], /ˈɪθ i əl/, 1784–1844, U.S. architect.
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British Dictionary definitions for town
town
/ (taʊn) /
noun
Derived forms of town
townish, adjectivetownless, adjectiveWord 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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