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town
noun
a
place
where
people
live
that
is
larger
than
a
village
but
smaller
than
a
city
•
Maria
moved
to
a
small
town
near
the
mountains
.
Maria
moved
to
a
small
town
near
the
mountains
.
•
The
town
has
a
lively
market
every
Saturday
morning
.
The
town
has
a
lively
market
every
Saturday
morning
.
Old
English
“
tūn
”
meaning
an
enclosure
or
settlement
;
over
time
it
came
to
refer
to
larger
,
fortified
villages
and
eventually
to
the
modern
sense
of
a
settlement
smaller
than
a
city
.
downtown
noun
the
main
business
,
shopping
,
and
entertainment
part
of
a
city
,
usually
near
its
center
•
On
Saturday
,
we
took
the
train
to
downtown
for
brunch
.
On
Saturday
,
we
took
the
train
to
downtown
for
brunch
.
•
The
city's
downtown
is
filled
with
historic
theaters
and
cafes
.
The
city's
downtown
is
filled
with
historic
theaters
and
cafes
.
Formed
in
19th-century
American
English
from
down
+
town
,
originally
referring
to
the
lower
part
of
Manhattan
where
business
took
place
.