town

Definition

Examples

The company has opened a small branch office in a nearby town.

Word Family

Synonyms

• municipalityan urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
• settlementa body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

Collocations

• Easy small seaside town
  describing small seaside town (the slender part of the back)
• Medium town hall meeting for staff
  describing town hall meeting for staff (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
• Hard municipal zoning across town precincts
  describing municipal zoning across town precincts (relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality)
• Very Hard paint the town red in celebration
  to paint the town red in celebration, meaning to make a painting