Definition of town

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Town (adv. & prep.) A township; the whole territory within certain limits, less than those of a country..

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Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) Any collection of houses larger than a village, and not incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated place, whether incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or from rural communities..
Topography :: Topography (n.) The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish, or tract of land; especially, the exact and scientific delineation and description in minute detail of any place or region..
Xanthian :: Xanthian (a.) Of or pertaining to Xanthus, an ancient town on Asia Minor; -- applied especially to certain marbles found near that place, and now in the British Museum..
Sacker :: Sacker (n.) One who sacks; one who takes part in the storm and pillage of a town.
Freeman :: Freeman (n.) A member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State, who has the right to vote at elections. See Liveryman..
Muscule :: Muscule (n.) A long movable shed used by besiegers in ancient times in attacking the walls of a 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..
Perambulate :: Perambulate (v. t.) To walk through or over; especially, to travel over for the purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing; specifically, to inspect officially the boundaries of, as of a town or parish, by walking over the whole line..
Ghetto :: Ghetto (n.) The Jews'quarter in an Italian town or city.
Hanseatic :: Hanseatic (a.) Pertaining to the Hanse towns, or to their confederacy..
Chablis :: Chablis (n.) A white wine made near Chablis, a town in France..
Hansard :: Hansard (n.) A merchant of one of the Hanse towns. See the Note under 2d Hanse.
Demolisher :: Demolisher (n.) One who, or that which, demolishes; as, a demolisher of towns..
Invest :: Invest (v. t.) To inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town..
Staple :: Staple (a.) Pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town..
Rural :: Rural (a.) Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect..
Towned :: Towned (a.) Having towns; containing many towns.
Town-crier :: Town-crier (n.) A town officer who makes proclamations to the people; the public crier of a town.
Homewards :: Homewards (adv.) Toward home; in the direction of one's house, town, or country..
Warn :: Warn (v. t.) To make ware or aware; to give previous information to; to give notice to; to notify; to admonish; hence, to notify or summon by authority; as, to warn a town meeting; to warn a tenant to quit a house..
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