Definitions for town
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. townnoun

   an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

   "they drive through town on their way to work"

2. town, townspeople, townsfolknoun

   the people living in a municipality smaller than a city

   "the whole town cheered the team"

3. township, townnoun

   an administrative division of a county

   "the town is responsible for snow removal"

4. Town, Ithiel Townnoun

   United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844)

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. townnoun

   The residents, as opposed to gown: the students etc.) of a community having a university.

2. townnoun

   A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.

   This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns.

3. townnoun

   Any more urbanized center than the place of reference.

   I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight.

4. townnoun

   A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.

5. townnoun

   The residents of a community which is the site of a university.

6. townnoun

   Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.

   Call me when you get to town.

7. townnoun

   A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.

8. townnoun

   An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor.

9. townnoun

   The whole of the land which constituted the domain.

10. townnoun

    A collection of houses enclosed by fences or walls.

11. townnoun

    A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.

12. Etymology: from tūn 'enclosure, village', from tūnan 'fence' (compare Dutch tuin ‘garden’, German Zaun, Danish/Swedish tun), from Gaulish dunon 'hill; hillfort' (compare Welsh din, Irish dún), from dheuh₂ 'to finish, come full circle' (compare Hittite tuhhušta 'it is finished', Latin funus, Ancient Greek θνητός, θάνατος, thaneīn 'to die', Sanskrit ádhvanīt 'he vanished').

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Townnoun

   Etymology: tun , Saxon; tuyn, Dutch; from tinan , Saxon, shut.

   1. Any walled collection of houses.

   She let them down by a cord; for her house was upon the town wall. Jos. ii. 15.

   2. Any collection of houses larger than a village.

   Speak the speech trippingly on the tongue: but if you mouth it, as many of our players do, I had as lieve the town crier had spoke the lines. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   Into whatsoever city or town ye enter, enquire who in it is worthy, and there abide? Mat. x. 11.

   Before him towns and rural works between. John Milton.

   My friend this insult sees,
   And flies from towns to woods. William Broome.

   3. In England, any number of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or see of a bishop.4. The court end of London.

   A virgin whom her mother’s care
   Drags from the town to wholesome country air. Alexander Pope.

   5. The people who live in the capital.

   He all at once let down,
   Stuns with his giddy larum half the town. Alexander Pope.

   6. It is used by the inhabitants of every town or city: as we say, a new family is come to town.

   There is some new dress or new diversion just come to town. William Law.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Town

   A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. town

   A town is a relatively small human settlement that is larger than a village but smaller than a city. It is characterized by its compact size, distinct boundaries, and a central business district where commercial, administrative, and social activities take place. Towns typically serve as local centers for trade, services, and governance, providing amenities and facilities to meet the needs of its residents.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Town

   A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size definition for what constitutes a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many "small towns" in the United States would be regarded as villages in the United Kingdom, while many British "small towns" would qualify as cities in the United States.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Town

   town, n. a place larger than a village, not a city: the inhabitants of a town.—ns. Town′-clerk, a clerk who keeps the records of a town; Town′-coun′cil, the governing body in a town, elected by the ratepayers; Town′-coun′cillor, a member of a town-council; Town′-crī′er, one who cries or makes public proclamations in a town; Town′hall, a public hall for the official business of a town; Town′house, a house or building for transacting the public business of a town: a house in town as opposed to one in the country.—adj. Town′ish, characteristic of town as opposed to country.—ns. Town′land, a township; Town′-meet′ing, in New England, a primary meeting of the voters of a town.—n.pl. Towns′folk, the folk or people of a town.—ns. Town′ship, the territory or district of a town: the corporation of a town: a district; Towns′man, an inhabitant or fellow-inhabitant of a town.—n.pl. Towns′people, townsfolk.—ns. Town′-talk, the general talk of a town: the subject of common conversation; Town′y, a townsman. [A.S. tún, an enclosure, town; Ice. tún, an enclosure, Ger. zaun, a hedge.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. town

   A specific multicultural area where people live, work and socialize, size defined in law and legislation.

   Towns are a beautiful place for people to live, work and socialize.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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1. TOWN

   What does TOWN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TOWN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TOWN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Town is ranked #13029 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Town surname appeared 2,357 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Town.
   
   88.2% or 2,079 total occurrences were White.
   5% or 119 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 49 total occurrences were Asian.
   2% or 49 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.7% or 41 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Administrative District
   • Architect
   • Municipality

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'town' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #542

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'town' in Written Corpus Frequency: #546

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'town' in Nouns Frequency: #151

Anagrams for town »

1. nowt

2. wont

3. won't

4. wo'n't

How to pronounce town?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say town in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of town in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of town in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of town in a Sentence

1. Susan Coppedge:

   That's what the town does. That is their industry, and yet in smaller, rural communities the young girls don't have any idea that this is what the town's reputation is, so they are not suspicious of the men who come from there. They think they have got a great future with this person. They think they love and it is the same story of recruitment every time.

2. Monica Gillocchi:

   There are many people from the town or children of local natives who, like me, are born or live elsewhere but who every year return to San Severino and go up ngoppa u ’ paese viecchio( ‘ on the back of the ancient village ’) to find their origins and imagine what the life of their parents, uncles or grandparents could be like in the past, the attachment to the place is so strong for all the inhabitants( living in the new town) and those who have moved to other places for work, but whose heart belongs here.

3. Linda Barker:

   Murfee is going to take that up with the town, he's going to contest that.

4. Wayne Messam:

   I'm not one of the candidates you'll see on the town halls yet. I'm still waiting for my invitation, but I'll continue to press forward.

5. Cory Booker:

   Access to safe, affordable housing can be transformative in the trajectory of people's lives, my parents knew this when they moved my brother and me to a New Jersey town with good public schools in the face of racial discrimination. The tenants I represented against slumlords when I first moved to Newark knew it too. So did my neighbors in Brick Towers.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=town
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Town
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=town
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=town
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=town
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html