town

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtaʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/taʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(toun)


town
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Sense: Noun: municipality
Synonyms:
municipality, village Collocations, township, hamlet, borough Collocations, suburb Collocations, city Collocations, urban area, conurbation, built-up area, the big city, settlement Collocations, metropolis, burg, thorp (archaic)
Sense: Noun: people in a city
Synonyms:
population Collocations, people Collocations, citizens, townspeople, townsfolk, inhabitants, local people, society Collocations, electorate
Sense: Adjective: relating to a town
Synonyms:
civic, community Collocations, civil, city Collocations, municipal, urban Collocations, village Collocations, provincial, commune, local Collocations, uptown (US), downtown Collocations (US), midtown (US)

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