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town

  [toun]
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–noun
1. a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
2. a densely populated area of considerable size, as a city or borough.
3. (esp. in New England) a municipal corporation with less elaborate organization and powers than a city.
4. (in most U.S. states except those of New England) a township.
5. any urban area, as contrasted with its surrounding countryside.
6. the inhabitants of a town; townspeople; citizenry.
7. the particular town or city in mind or referred to: living on the outskirts of town; to be out of town.
8. a nearby or neighboring city; the chief town or city in a district: I am staying at a friend's apartment in town.
9. the main business or shopping area in a town or city; downtown.
10. British.
a. a village or hamlet in which a periodic market or fair is held.
b. any village or hamlet.
11. Scot. a farmstead.
–adjective
12. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or belonging to a town: town laws; town government; town constable.
—Idioms
13. go to town, Informal.
a. to be successful.
b. to do well, efficiently, or speedily: The engineers really went to town on those plans.
c. to lose restraint or inhibition; overindulge.
14. on the town,
a. Informal. in quest of entertainment in a city's nightclubs, bars, etc.; out to have a good time: a bunch of college kids out on the town.
b. supported by the public charity of the state or community; on relief.
15. paint the town. paint (def. 16).
Origin:
bef. 900; ME toun, tun, OE tūn walled or fenced place, courtyard, farmstead, village; c. ON tūn homefield, G Zaun fence, OIr dún fort

Related forms:
townless, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See community.

Town

  [toun]
–noun
Ith⋅i⋅el  [ith-ee-uhl] , 1784–1844, U.S. architect.
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town   (toun)   
n.  

    1. A population center that is larger than a village and smaller than a city.

    2. A territorial and political unit governed by a town meeting, especially in New England.

    3. Informal A city: New York is a big town.

    4. Chiefly British A rural village that has a market or fair periodically.

    5. The residents of a town: The whole town was upset at the news.

  2. An area that is more densely populated or developed than the surrounding area: going into town to shop.

  3. The residents of a community in which a university or college is located, as opposed to the students and faculty: a dispute pitting town against gown.

  4. A group of prairie dog burrows.


[Middle English, from Old English tūn, enclosed place, village; see dheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
Town   (toun)   
American architect particularly known for the design and construction of truss bridges.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Idioms & Phrases

town

In addition to the idiom beginning with town, also see all over the place (town); ghost town; go to town; man about town; one-horse town; only game in town; on the town; out of town; paint the town red; talk of the town.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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