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A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. [1] The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative status, or historical significance.

The meaning of TOWN is a compactly settled area usually larger than a village but smaller than a city. How to use town in a sentence.

Town, human settlement that is smaller than a city but bigger than a village. The word town comes from the Old English tūn, which had a variety of meanings, among them “enclosure” and “group of houses.”

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A town is an area where people live that's bigger than a village and smaller than a city. A town has a specific boundary, a name, and (usually) its own government.

Generally, a town is smaller than a city and larger than a village, but that is not always the case, and the definition can differ in each country. Generally, the difference between towns and villages or hamlets is the sort of economy they have.

TOWN definition: 1. a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of…. Learn more.