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Etymology
Middle English, from Old English tūn 'enclosure, village', from Proto-Germanic *tūnan 'fence' (compare Dutch tuin ‘garden’, German Zaun, Danish/Swedish tun), from Gaulish dunon 'hill; hillfort' (compare Welsh din (“hill”), Irish dún (“fortress”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dheuh₂, *dhuh₂ 'to finish, come full circle' (compare Hittite tuhhušta 'it is finished', Latin fūnus (“burial”), Ancient Greek θνητός (thnētos, “mortal”), θάνατος (thanatos, “death”), thaneīn 'to die', Sanskrit ádhvanīt 'he vanished').
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Noun
Wikipedia has an article on: TownWikipedia town (plural towns)
- 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
- (UK, historical) a rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
- (UK) The residents,(as opposed to gown, the students etc.) of a community having a university
Usage notes
An urban city is typically larger than a rural town, which in turn is typically larger than a village. In rural areas, a town is considered urban. In urban areas, a town is considered suburban; a village in the suburbs.
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