town

English

Noun

town (towns)

1. a settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government.

Synonyms

• village
• city

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An urban city is typically larger than a rural town, which in turn is typically larger than a village. In rural areas, a town is considered urban. In urban areas, a town is considered suburban; a village in the suburbs.

Related terms

• townlet
• township

Idioms

• Go to town

Translations

• Arabic: قَرْيَةُ (qaryatun)
• Bosnian: grad m, varoš
• Breton: kêr f -ioù pl, kumun f -ioù pl
• Dutch: gemeente f, stad f, nederzetting f
• Finnish: kunta, kaupunki
• French: commune f, ville f
• German: Gemeinde f, Stadt f
• Greek: (chorio)
• Italian: città f

• Latin: oppidum n
• Malay: bandar
• Portuguese: cidade f
• Serbian:

  Cyrillic: град m, варош

  Latin: grad m, varoš

• Slovene: mesto n
• Spanish: ciudad f
• Template:cy: tref f

See also

• urban
• suburban
• rural