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Our town has a library and a small park.
What does Town mean?
a community smaller than a city.
Dictionary definition
A town is a place where people live and work, usually smaller than a city but larger than a village.
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Town in a sentence
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The map showed the roads leading into town.
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The town grew after a train station brought more visitors and businesses.
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What does town mean?
Town means a community smaller than a city.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to town?
Community is close in meaning because a town is a place where people live and work together.
Practice 3
Choose the best word to complete the sentence: The map showed the roads leading into ____.
Town best completes the sentence.
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MeaningTown means a community smaller than a city.
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Synonyms
Words like Town
communityUse for a place where people live together.
municipalityA formal word for a town or local government area.
settlementUse for a place where people have made homes.
Antonyms
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wildernessUse for an area with few or no buildings.
countrysideUse for rural land outside towns or cities.
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Word family
Town word family
Base word
town
noun
town
A community smaller than a city.
noun
towns
More than one town.
noun
townspeople
People who live in a town.
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