towns

Meaning

plural of town

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town

1. (countable, uncountable) 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)
2. (countable, uncountable) Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference.
3. (UK, countable, historical, uncountable) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
4. (countable, uncountable) The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
5. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
6. (countable, uncountable) A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.
7. (countable, informal, uncountable) A townhouse.
8. (countable, uncountable) A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.
9. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) 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.
10. (Scotland, UK, countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.

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Synonyms

cities

villages

Translations

ciudades

مدن

Stadt

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Städte

ville

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città

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cidade

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centro da cidade

cite

البلدات

oppida

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taʊnz/

Sentences

Several towns broke off and incorporated separately over the course of time .

The range's western flank is the site of a series of now-semi-abandoned mining towns .