town

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Betekenis (Engels)

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, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference.
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.
A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.
(informal) A townhouse.
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; by extension, the whole of the land which constituted the domain.
(obsolete) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
London, especially central London.

stad

grote stad

moederstad

wereldstad

stedelijk gebied

lokaliteit

large village

urban areas

borough

down town

population centre

urban area

urban settlement

fortified town

walled city

busy part of the town

the busy part of the town

townpeople

urban place

micropolis

outharbour

population center

population centre

townikin

district capital

large town

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/taʊn/

From Middle English toun, from Old English tūn (“enclosure, garden”), from Proto-Germanic *tūną (“fence”) (compare West Frisian tún, Dutch tuin (“garden”), German Zaun, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian tun), from Gaulish dūnom (“hill, hillfort”), from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (compare archaic Welsh din (“hill”), Irish dún (“fortress”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to finish, come full circle”). Doublet of dun. See also -ton and tine (“to enclose”).