Толковый словарь английского языка - town
Town
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tūn enclosure, village, ~; akin to Old High German zūn enclosure, Old Irish dún fortress Date: before 12th century a cluster or aggregation of houses recognized as a distinct place with a place-name ; hamlet , 2. a compactly settled area as distinguished from surrounding rural territory, a compactly settled area usually larger than a village but smaller than a city, a large densely populated urban area ; city , an English village having a periodic fair or market, a particular ~ or city under consideration , the city or urban life as contrasted with the country, 5. the inhabitants of a city or ~ , the ~speople of a college or university ~ as distinct from the academic community , a New England territorial and political unit usually containing under a single ~ government both rural areas and urban areas not having their own charter of incorporation, a group of prairie dog burrows, ~ adjective
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n. 1 a a large urban area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, being larger than a village and usu. not created a city. b any densely populated area, esp. as opposed to the country or suburbs. c the people of a town (the whole town knows of it). 2 a Brit. London or the chief city or town in one's neighbourhood (went up to town). b the central business or shopping area in a neighbourhood (just going into town). 3 the permanent residents of a university town as distinct from the members of the university (cf. GOWN). 4 US = TOWNSHIP 2. Phrases and idioms go to town colloq. act or work with energy or enthusiasm. on the town colloq. enjoying the entertainments, esp. the night-life, of a town; celebrating. town clerk 1 US & hist. the officer of the corporation of a town in charge of records etc. 2 Brit. hist. the secretary and legal adviser of a town corporation until 1974. town council the elective governing body in a municipality. town councillor an elected member of this. town crier see CRIER. town gas manufactured gas for domestic and commercial use. town hall a building for the administration of local government, having public meeting rooms etc. town house 1 a town residence, esp. of a person with a house in the country. 2 a terrace house, esp. of a stylish modern type. 3 a house in a planned group in a town. 4 Brit. a town hall. town-major hist. the chief executive officer in a garrison town or fortress. town mayor Brit. the chairman of a town council. town meeting US a meeting of the voters of a town for the transaction of public business. town planning the planning of the construction and growth of towns. Derivatives townish adj. townless adj. townlet n. townward adj. & adv. townwards adv. Etymology: OE tun enclosure f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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