town
[ toun ]
/ taʊn /
noun
adjective
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or belonging to a town: town laws; town government; town constable.
Idioms for town
Origin of town
before 900; Middle English
toun, tun, Old English
tūn walled or fenced place, courtyard, farmstead, village; cognate with Old Norse
tūn homefield, German
Zaun fence, Old Irish
dún fort
synonym study for town
1. See
community.
OTHER WORDS FROM town
town·less, adjective in·ter·town, adjectiveWords nearby town
towie,
towing path,
towkay,
towline,
towmond,
town,
town and gown,
town car,
town clerk,
town crier,
town gas
Definition for town (2 of 2)
Town
[ toun ]
/ taʊn /
noun
Ith·i·el
[ith-ee-uh l] /ˈɪθ i əl/,1784–1844,
U.S. architect.
Example sentences from the Web for town
British Dictionary definitions for town
town
/ (taʊn) /
noun
Derived forms of town
townish, adjective townless, adjectiveWord Origin for town
Old English
tūn village; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse
tūn, Old High German
zūn fence, Old Irish
dūn
Idioms and Phrases with town
town