Definition/Meaning of town

• English - Noun: Wikipedia town ( plural towns ) A settlement; an area with residential districts , shops and amenities , and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city . This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns . Any more urbanized center than the place of reference . I'll be in Yonkers , then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks…
• English - Etymology: From Middle English , from Old English tūn ( “ enclosure , village ” ), from Proto-Germanic *tūną ( “ fence ” ) (compare West Frisian tún , Dutch tuin ( “ garden ” ), German Zaun , Danish / Swedish tun ), from Gaulish dunon ( “ hill , hillfort ” ) (compare Welsh din ( “ hill ” ), Irish dún ( “ fortress ” )), from Proto-Celtic *dūnom , from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- ( “ to finish , come full…
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK , US ) IPA (key) : /taʊn/ , [tʰaʊ̯n] Rhymes: -aʊn
• English - See also: urban suburban rural
• English - Anagrams: nowt wont , won't, wo'n't