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town

/tˈaʊn/noun1 syllable

Town means: the people living in a municipality smaller than a city.

Synonyms for town4

noun, as in the people living in a municipality smaller than a city

townspeople, townsfolk

noun, as in United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844)

Ithiel Town

noun, as in an administrative division of a county

township

What does town mean?4

noun

1

the people living in a municipality smaller than a city“the whole town cheered the team”

2

United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844)

3

an administrative division of a county“the town is responsible for snow removal”

4

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city“they drive through town on their way to work”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with town?12

two syllables

downtownuptownrenown
Show 40 near rhymes
aboutouthownowaroundhousewithoutfoundsouthaccountgroundsoundroundamountallowedallowthroughoutsoundsannouncedwowdoubtcountmouthproudaccountscrowdallowsloudpoundsmountboundcloudgroundsamountstownsdiscountpoundmousebowrounds

Town in a sentence

  • Also, a lot of houses were damaged; windows were often broken throughout the town.Anyone
  • In a town you may pass unnoticed, whereas in a village it's impossible.Zifre
  • Finally, the sick, tired men reached the mountain town where he was waiting.Swift
  • On arriving in the town, he went straight to see her.CM
  • After three months, he got used to the life in the town.unknown
  • According to today's paper, there was a fire in this town last night.unknown
  • Our school stands on a hill, so we can see the town.unknown
  • We came to the town, where we stayed for a week.CM

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Forms of town

as a noun

plural
towns