town
Значение (Английский)
- 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.
Синонимы
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
urban place
micropolis
population center
population centre
townikin
district capital
large town
Частота
Произносится как (IPA)
/taʊn/
Этимология (Английский)
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”).
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Предложения
The village is situated approximately north-west from the city and county town of Lincoln .
Деревня расположена примерно на северо-западе от города и округа Линкольн.
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