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Definition town in British English

town noun

noun
/taʊn/
1

a place where people live and work that is larger than a village but smaller than a city

Example

a small town

Example

an industrial town in China

Example

Mountains overlook the town on three sides.

Example

a town on the River Thames

Example

the northern Belgian town of Onkerzele

Synonyms and related words
barangay the big smoke boom town
2

the place that you live in, or the place that you are talking about

Example

He moved to another part of town.

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a large industrial development on the edge of town

Example

The crew was in town last week filming a new television series.

Example

I'll be out of town next week.

Example

His girlfriend flew in from out of town.

Synonyms and related words
home environment town
2.1

the centre of a town where all the shops are

Example

We're going into town this afternoon.

Example

The hotel is conveniently situated near the centre of town.

Synonyms and related words
agora area armpit
3

the people who live in a town

Example

Most of the town was involved with the carnival.

Synonyms and related words
barangay the big smoke boom town
3.1

the local government of a town

Example

The park is owned and maintained by the town.

Synonyms and related words
barangay the big smoke boom town
4

life in a town compared with life in the countryside

Example

I definitely prefer town to country.

Synonyms and related words
brownfield built-up centrally located
Definition town in British English

Related Words

Words related to town:

boom town (noun) county town (noun) dormitory town (noun) ghost town (noun) go to town (on something) (phrase) hit the etc (phrase) home town (noun) man about town (noun) market town (noun) new town (noun) on the town (phrase) one-horse town (noun) out-of-town (adjective) oyez (interjection) paint the town red (phrase) satellite town (noun) shanty town (noun) small-town (adjective) the only game in town (phrase) town (noun) town and gown (phrase) town centre (noun) town clerk (noun) town council (noun) town crier (noun) town hall (noun) town hall meeting (noun) town house (noun) town meeting (noun) town planning (noun) twin town (noun)