small-town

adjective

: of or relating to a small town
small-town values/life/charm
: coming from or living in a small town
a small-town girl

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Graham seemed to know every small-town mayor and police chief and the location of every Chick-fil-A across South Carolina. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 Just south of Austin, New Braunfels offers German dining options like Krause’s Cafe and a small-town square that oozes German charm. — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Albany has also managed to cultivate a refreshingly unpretentious, small-town feel. — Barbara Noe Kennedy, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026 For start-ups like Mariana and General Matter, a uranium enrichment start-up backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, there’s an appeal to trading urbanization for Americana small-town life. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for small-town

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“Small-town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-town. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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