Definition of town

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Town (adv. & prep.) Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.

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Urban :: Urban (a.) Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population..
Pensionary :: Pensionary (n.) One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland.
Borough :: Borough (n.) In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also, a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a body corporate, consisting of the inhabitants of a certain district, erected by the sovereign, with a certain jurisdiction; in America, an incorporated town or village, as in Pennsylvania and Connecticut..
Capital :: Capital (n.) The seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis.
Pippin :: Pippin (n.) A name given to apples of several different kinds, as Newtown pippin, summer pippin, fall pippin, golden pippin..
Enceinte :: Enceinte (n.) The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification.
Malacca :: Malacca (n.) A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula.
Cognac :: Cognac (n.) A kind of French brandy, so called from the town of Cognac..
Quarter :: Quarter (v. t.) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris..
Via :: Via (prep.) By the way of; as, to send a letter via Queenstown to London..
Township :: Township (n.) In Canada, one of the subdivisions of a county..
Inhabitant :: Inhabitant (n.) One who dwells or resides permanently in a place, as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; as, an inhabitant of a house, a town, a city, county, or state..
Garrison :: Garrison (v. t.) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town..
Bar :: Bar (n.) A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town..
Ripper :: Ripper (n.) One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns.
Sacker :: Sacker (n.) One who sacks; one who takes part in the storm and pillage of a town.
Podesta :: Podesta (n.) A mayor, alderman, or other magistrate, in some towns of Italy..
Clerk :: Clerk (n.) One employed to keep records or accounts; a scribe; an accountant; as, the clerk of a court; a town clerk..
Midland :: Midland (a.) Being in the interior country; distant from the coast or seashore; as, midland towns or inhabitants..
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