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towns

Meaning

plural of town

Pronounced as (IPA)
/taʊnz/

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town

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

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