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Meaning
Noun
●
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)
●
In Places:
Any more
urbanized
centre
than the place of reference.
●
In British English & Places:
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.
●
In Places:
Used to
refer
to a
town
or
similar
entity
under discussion.
●
A major
city
, especially one where the
speaker
is located.
●
A townhouse.
●
In Law:
A
municipal
organization, such as a
corporation
,
defined
by the
laws
of the
entity
of which it is a part.
●
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.
●
In British English, Scottish English & Places:
A
farm
or
farmstead
; also, a
court
or
farm
yard.
●
In Places & Towns:
London, especially
central
London.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A
community
and
ward
in Merthyr Tydfil
county borough
, Wales.
●
London, especially
central
London.
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Synonyms
Tahn
Tawn
Toon
Toune
Towne
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Rhymes
Noun
Roun
Down
Town
Gown
Rown
Frown
Brown
Brown
Drown
Crown
Clown
Crayon
Uptown
Renown
Low-Down
Downtown
Mummy Brown
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