town
Pronunciation:
/taʊn//taʊn/noun
Definitions
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.
Example: This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns.
Any more urbanized center than the place of reference.
Example: I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight.
A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.