town
/taʊn/
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Translation
A place with many houses, shops, and streets where people live, smaller than a city.
Word origin
From Old English tun, which first meant a fenced piece of land and then a group of houses.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- tun
Grammar
Gender
Pluraltowns
Examples
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Here "town" is the place with houses and shops where they live.
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"Town" is the place where the shop is.
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"Towns" is the plural, meaning more than one town.
A town is a place where many people live, with houses, shops, and streets. It is bigger than a village but smaller than a city. People go into town to buy things, work, and meet friends.
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