See Also: town(medicine)
TOWN(law)
town(2)(dictionary)
out-of-town(dictionary)
in-town(dictionary)
new town(dictionary)
out-of-town(dictionary)
new town(encyclopedia)
town(dictionary)
county town(dictionary)

town (oh)



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1 ?place?
2 ?main centre?
3 ?people?
4 ?where you live?
5 ?village?
6 ?not country?
7 go to town (on something)
8 (out) on the town
9 town and gown
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[Language: Old English; Origin: tun 'yard, buildings inside a wall, village, town']
?PLACE?
[C] a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village
::an industrial town in the Midlands
town of
::the town of Norwalk, Connecticut
::I walked to the nearest town.
::He was buried in his home town (=the town where he was born) .
?MAIN CENTRE?
[U] the business or shopping centre of a town
::We're going into town tonight to see a film.
::They have a small apartment in town.
?PEOPLE?
[singular] all the people who live in a particular town
::The whole town turned out to watch the procession.
?WHERE YOU LIVE?
[U] the town or city where you live
::Cam left town about an hour ago, so he should be out at the farm by now.
::I'll be out of town for about a week.
::Guess who's in town ? Jodie's sister!
::Do you know of a good place to eat? I'm from out of town (=from a different town) .
::We're moving to another part of town.
?VILLAGE?
[C] AmE several houses forming a small group around a church, shops etc
British Equivalent: village
::Rowayton is a small town of around 4000 people.
?NOT COUNTRY?
the town
life in towns and cities in general
::Which do you prefer, the town or the country?
go to town (on sth)
informal to do something in a very eager or thorough way
::Angela really went to town on buying things for her new house.
(out) on the town
informal going to restaurants, bars, theatres etc for entertainment in the evening
::Frank is taking me out for a night on the town .
town and gown
used to describe the situation in which the people living in a town and the students in a town seem to be separate and opposing groups
-see also ghost town , home town
-see also paint the town (red) at paint 2 (5)