1
a
: a compactly settled area usually larger than a village but smaller than a city
b
: a compactly settled area as distinguished from surrounding rural territory
c
: a large densely populated urban area : city
d
: an English village having a periodic fair or market
2
: a particular town or city under consideration
the circus came to town
3
: the city or urban life as contrasted with the country
4
a
: the inhabitants of a city or town
practically the whole town turned out for the parade
b
: the townspeople of a college or university town as distinct from the academic community
relations between town and gown
5
: a New England territorial and political unit usually containing under a single town government both rural areas and urban areas not having their own charter of incorporation
also
: a New England community governed by a town meeting
6
dialectal, England
: a cluster or aggregation of houses recognized as a distinct place with a place-name : hamlet
7
: a group of prairie dog burrows
town
adjective
Examples of town in a Sentence
the town of Jackson, Florida
The nearest shopping mall is two towns away.
The town plans to increase property taxes.
We're heading to town later on.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
His brother Vince, though, just came back into town with a mountain of gambling debt… and his problems are about to become Jake’s problems.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 18 Sep. 2025
Adopting that Ontario town seemed like a believable cover story and worked most of the time — except when a fellow American called her out after hearing her accent.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Street had a strong faith in God, bolstered by loving friends at Spring Meadows Church of Christ in her town of Spring Hill, Tennessee.
—Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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town
noun1
a
: a compactly settled area that is usually larger than a village but smaller than a city
b
2
: the people of a town
town
adjective
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