[countable, uncountable] a place with many houses, shops, etc. where people live and work. It is larger than a village but smaller than a city. Town hall · Our Town · Bean Town · Boom town

1[countable, uncountable] a place where people live and work that is smaller than a city but has many houses, stores, etc. · 2the town [singular] the people who ...

The enclosed land surrounding or belonging to a single dwelling or village community; a manor or estate, including its dwellings and buildings.

​the place where you were born or lived as a child. He married a girl from his home town and they went back there to live.

The earliest known use of the verb town is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for town is from 1585, in a letter by R. Lane.

noun /ˌtaʊn ˈsentə(r)/ /ˌtaʊn ˈsentər/ (British English) the main part of a town, where the shops are compare downtown.

small-town · ​(disapproving) not showing much interest in new ideas or what is happening outside your own environment synonym narrow-minded. small-town values.

noun /ˈnjuː taʊn/ /ˈnuː taʊn/ one of the complete towns that were planned and built in the UK after 1946

a building containing local government offices and, in the UK, usually a hall for public meetings, concerts, etc.

town house · ​a house in a town owned by somebody who also has a house in the country. Take your English to the next level · ​a tall, narrow house in a town ...