Meaning of town | Babel Free

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1. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
2. 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)
3. In spirited pursuit of the entertainment offered by a town or city.
4. A community and ward in Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, in Merthyr Tydfil town centre.
   countable, uncountable
5. Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference
6. Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference.
   countable, uncountable
7. Informal. A large and important town:city, metropolis, municipality.
8. London, especially central London.
   England, also, countable, traditional, uncountable
9. A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week
10. A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
    UK, countable, historical, uncountable
11. the main shopping and business area of a town. You can get a bus from the town centre. sakekern مَرْكِز المَدينَه градски център centro da cidade městské centrum die Innenstadt centrum af byen κέντρο της πόλης centro de la/una ciudad linnakeskus مرکز شهر keskusta centre-ville מֵרכָּז הָעִיר नगर का मुख्य क्षेत्र centar grada városközpont pusat kota miðbær centro della città 中心街 중심가 miesto centras pilsētas centrs pusat bandar stadscentrumsentrum centrum miasta د ښار مرکز centro da cidade centru...
12. Ellipsis of Alabang Town Center (a mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines).
    Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
13. The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university
14. The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
    countable, uncountable
15. the building in which the official business of a town is done. stadsaal دار البَلَدِيَّه кметство câmara municipal radnice das Rathaus rådhus δημαρχείοayuntamiento raekoda ساختمان شهرداری kaupungintalo hôtel de villeעירייה नगर भवन gradska vijećnica városháza balai kota ráðhús municipio 市庁 시청사, 읍사무소 rotušė rātsnams; pilsētas valdes ēka dewan perbandaran stadhuisrådhusratusz ساختمان câmara municipal primărie ратуша radnica magistrat gradska opština stadshus, rådhus ศาลากลางจังหวัด belediye sara...
16. Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion
17. Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
    colloquial, countable, uncountable
18. the people living in a town. dorpsmense سُكان المَدينَه، أهْل المَدينَه граждани habitantes da cidade měšťané sich große Mühe geben byboer οι κάτοικοι μιας πόλης ciudadanos linnarahvas شهروندان kaupunkilaiset citadins, ines תוֹשבֵי הָעִיר पुरवासी, नगरवासी stanovnici grada városiak penduduk kota bæjarbúar cittadinanza, cittadini 都会人 읍민 miesto gyventojai pilsētas iedzīvotāji penduduk bandar stadbewoners byfolk ludność miejska اوسیدونکی habitantes duma cidade orăşenii горожане mešťania meščani g...
19. A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.
    countable, uncountable
20. to do something very thoroughly or with great enthusiasm or expense. He really went to town on (preparing) the meal. dorp toe يَعْمَلُ شَيْئا بِحَماسٍ أو نَفَقات كبيرَه постаравам се atirar-se de corpo e alma (a) udělat vše pro zur Spitzenleistung aufgelaufen anstrenge sig δε σκέφτομαι κόπους ή έξοδα, κάνω κτ. με ενθουσιασμό entregarse de lleno; no reparar en gastos hoogu minema تند و خوب کار کردن paneutua mettre le paquet לְהַשקִיעַ potruditi se kitesz magáért bersusah payah leggja sig fram ...
21. A townhouse.
    countable, informal, uncountable
22. A population center that is larger than a village and smaller than a city.
23. A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.
    countable, uncountable
24. An area that is more densely populated or developed than the surrounding area: going into town to shop.
25. 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.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
26. The residents of a community in which a university or college is located, as opposed to the students and faculty: a dispute pitting town against gown.
27. A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
    Scotland, UK, countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
28. A group of prairie dog burrows.

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Examples

“This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns.”

“Apparently the first reference to the making of the town walls of Stafford (it appears pretty clear that the town was never surrounded by one continuous wall or stockade, but partly by one and partly by the other) occurs in the Patent Rolls, from which we find that in 1225 permission was granted by the king to the "good men of Stafford” to collect customs or tolls for a period to enable them to enclose the town.”

“Walls separated town and country through much of the early modern period. Walls not only protected towns, they also helped give them a sense of autonomy and identity.”

“Fortifications and town walls clearly highlight the central military significance of towns.”

“As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field. In Paris 22 hectares of roof have been planted, out of a potential total of 80 hectares.”

“The medieval town, at least in continental Europe, was walled, and without its defences it was no town.”

“I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight.”

“Judge Short had gone to town, and Farrar was off for a three days' cruise up the lake. I was bitterly regretting I had not gone with him when the distant notes of a coach horn reached my ear, and I descried a four-in-hand winding its way up the inn road from the direction of Mohair.”

“Call me when you get to town.”

“They put up "lost dog" posters all over town.”

“I had occasion[…]to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return[…]I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting[…], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.”

“There's always a business theme, even underlying happy hours. You're never off the clock in this town.”

“Detached houses always sell faster than towns or semis.”

“It's not just market forces that are bringing out the semis and towns. Municipalities are requiring developers to build a mix of homes into their new planned communities, partly out of a concession to make more efficient use of virgin land, but also to address the need for more affordable housing for families who might not be able to crack a $300,000 mortgage.”

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