TOWN

town, townspeople, townsfolk

(noun) the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; “the whole town cheered the team”

town

(noun) an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; “they drive through town on their way to work”

township, town

(noun) an administrative division of a county; “the town is responsible for snow removal”

Town, Ithiel Town

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

town (countable and uncountable, plural towns)

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.

Any more urbanized center than the place of reference.

(UK, historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.

The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.

(colloquial) Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.

(humorous, ironic) A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.

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

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

(obsolete) The whole of the land which constituted the domain.

(obsolete) A collection of houses enclosed by fences or walls.

(UK, Scotland, dialect, obsolete) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.

Usage notes

• An urban city is typically larger than a rural town, which in turn is typically larger than a village. In rural areas, a town may be considered urban. In urban areas, a town can be considered suburban; a village in the suburbs. The distinctions are fluid and dependent on subjective perception.

Hypernyms

• settlement

Anagrams

• nowt, wo'n't, won't, wont

Proper noun

Town (plural Towns)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Town is the 13029^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2357 individuals. Town is most common among White (88.21%) individuals.

Anagrams

• nowt, wo'n't, won't, wont

Source: Wiktionary

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Town, n. Etym: [OE. toun, tun, AS. tun inclosure, fence, village, town; akin to D. tuin a garden, G. zaun a hadge, fence, OHG. zun, Icel. tun an inclosure, homestead, house, Ir. & Gael. dun a fortress, W. din. Cf. Down, adv. & prep., Dune, tine to inclose.]

1. 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. [Obs.] Palsgrave.

2. Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop. [Eng.] Johnson.

3. 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. God made the country, and man made the town. Cowper.

4. 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. A township; the whole territory within certain limits, less than those of a country. [U.S.]

6. The court end of London;-commonly with the.

7. The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country. Always hankering after the diversions of the town. Addison. Stunned with his giddy larum half the town. Pope.

Note: The same form of expressions is used in regard to other populous towns.

8. A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard. [Prov. Eng.& Scot.]

Note: Town is often used adjectively or in combination with other words; as, town clerk, or town-clerk; town-crier, or town crier; townhall, town-hall, or town hall; townhouse, town house, or town- house.

Syn.

– Village; hamlet. See Village. Town clerk, an office who keeps the records of a town, and enters its official proceedings. See Clerk.

– Town cress (Bot.), the garden cress, or peppergrass. Dr. Prior.

– Town house. (a) A house in town, in distinction from a house in the country. (b) See Townhouse.

– Town meeting, a legal meeting of the inhabitants of a town entitled to vote, for the transaction of public bisiness. [U.S.] -- Town talk, the common talk of a place; the subject or topic of common conversation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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