town

town is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /taʊ̯n/
• SAMPA: /taUn/

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Noun

Singular town

Plural towns

1. A small city.

   She went to a town called Beaverton.

   People from England call London "town".

Synonyms

• municipality
• settlement
• township
• city

Related words

• downtown
• go to town
• hometown
• midtown
• paint the town red
• township
• town hall
• uptown