1. (n.)town a thickly populated area, usu. smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
2. town a densely populated area of considerable size, as a city or borough.
3. town (esp. in New England) a municipal corporation with less elaborate organization and powers than a city.
4. town (in most U.S. states except those of New England) a township.
5. town the inhabitants of a town; townspeople; citizenry.
6. town the particular town or city in mind or referred to: to be out of town.
7. town the main business or shopping area in a town or city; downtown.
8. town Brit.
9. town a village or hamlet in which a periodic market or fair is held.
10. (adj.)town of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a town.
11. town Informal.
12. town to accomplish something with great speed and efficiency.
13. town to indulge oneself in a fling or binge.
14. town on the town,
15. town Informal. in quest of entertainment in a city's nightclubs, bars, etc.; out to have a good time.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME toun, tun, OE tūn enclosure, farmstead, village, c. OFris, OS, ON tūn, OHG zūn enclosure, fence, OIr dún fort)
Definition of 'town'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)town an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city "they drive through town on their way to work"
2. (noun)town, townspeople, townsfolk the people living in a municipality smaller than a city "the whole town cheered the team"
3. (noun)township, town an administrative division of a county "the town is responsible for snow removal"
4. (noun)Town, Ithiel Town United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844)
1. (noun)town an area people live together in, that is smaller than a city an industrial town; my home town in Kansas
2. town the central area of a town We want to buy a house right in town.; We're going into town to do some Christmas shopping.
3. town go to town to put a lot of effort into doing sth They really went to town, planning this reunion.
Definition of 'town'
Webster Dictionary
1. town formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls
2. town any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop
3. town any collection of houses larger than a village, and not incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated place, whether incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or from rural communities
4. town the body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the town voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways
5. town a township; the whole territory within certain limits, less than those of a country
6. town the court end of London;-- commonly with the
7. town the metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country
8. town a farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard
Sense: a group of houses, shops, schools etc, that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city I'm going into town to buy a dress; He's in town doing some shopping.
Definitions of town 
Afrikaans: dorp
Arabic: مَدينَه
Bulgarian: град
Brazilian: vila
Czech: město
German: die Stadt
Danish: by; byen
Greek: πόλη
Spanish: ciudad
Estonian: linn
Farsi: شهرک
Finnish: kaupunki
French: (petite) ville
Hebrew: עִיר
Hindi: नगर
Croatian: grad, mjesto
Hungarian: város
Indonesian: kota kecil
Icelandic: kaupstaður, bær
Italian: città; cittadina
Japanese: 町
Korean: 읍
Lithuanian: miestas
Latvian: pilsēta
Malay: bandar
Dutch: stad
Norwegian: by
Polish: miasto
Persian: شهرک
Pashto: ښارګى، ښار، بازار، كلى ( 
Portuguese: vila
Romanian: oraş (mic)
Russian: (небольшой) город(ок)
Slovak: mesto
Slovenian: mesto
Serbian: gradić
Swedish: stad
Thai: เขตเมือง
Turkish: kasaba
Taiwanese: 城鎮
Ukrainian: місто; містечко
Urdu: قصبہ
Vietnamese: thị trấn, thị xã
Chinese: 城镇
