town
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
town (noun)1.
dialect English a cluster or aggregation of houses recognized as a distinct place with a place-name - hamlet
2.
a) a compactly settled area as distinguished from surrounding rural territory
b) a compactly settled area usually larger than a village but smaller than a city
c) a large densely populated urban area - city
d) an English village having a periodic fair or market
3.
a particular town or city under consideration - the circus came to town
4.
the city or urban life as contrasted with the country
5.
a) the inhabitants of a city or town - practically the whole town turned out for the parade
b) the of a college or university town as distinct from the academic community - townspeople relations between town and gown
6.
a New England territorial and political unit usually containing under a single town government both rural areas and urban areas not having their own charter of incorporation , also a New England community governed by a town meeting
7.
a group of prairie dog burrows
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
town (noun)a thickly settled, highly populated area
SYNONYMS:
asphalt jungle, burg, cosmopolis, megacity, megalopolis, metropolis, municipality, townRELATED WORDS:
borough; conurbation; urban sprawl; exurb, suburb, suburbia; central city, edge city, garden city; core city, downtown, inner city, midtown
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