noun In legal usage in the United States:.noun The body of persons resident in a town or city the townspeople: with the.noun A tithing a vill a subdivision of a county, as a parish is a subdivision of a diocese.noun A large assemblage of adjoining or nearly adjoining houses, to which a market is usually incident, and which is not a city or bishop's see.noun Any collection of houses larger than a village in a general sense, a city or borough: as, London town within a mile of Edinburgh town: often opposed to country, in which use it is usually preceded by the definite article.noun An inclosure a collection of houses inclosed by a hedge, palisade, or wall for safety a walled or fortified place.idiom ( on the town) In spirited pursuit of the entertainment offered by a town or city.noun The residents of a community in which a university or college is located, as opposed to the students and faculty.noun An area that is more densely populated or developed than the surrounding area.noun Chiefly British A rural village that has a market or fair periodically.
noun A territorial and political unit governed by a town meeting, especially in New England.noun A population center that is larger than a village and smaller than a city.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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