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| town [ town ] (plural towns) |
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1. large area of buildings: a densely populated area with many buildings, larger than a village and smaller than a city
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2. urban area: a large urban area, either a town, a city, or a borough
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3. North America politics unit of local government: in parts of the United States and Canada, a unit of local government that is smaller than a county or city
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4. local town: the nearest large town or city, or the town or city in which somebody lives
  moving into town
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5. centre of settled area: the centre of a town or city
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6. population of settled area: the people who live in a town
The whole town's talking about it.
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7. nonacademic population: the permanent residents of a town that has a university, as opposed to the staff and students of the university
town and gown
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8. zoology prairie dog burrows: a group of prairie dog burrows
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| [ Old English tūn 'yard, buildings within an enclosure' < Germanic] |
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| townish adjective |
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go to town (on somebody or something) to deal with somebody or something with great enthusiasm or thoroughness (informal)
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on the town spending time enjoying the entertainment available in a town or city, especially if a lot of money is spent (informal)
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paint the town red to go out and celebrate, especially by spending a lot of money on entertainment (informal)
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