A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. Generally, a "town" is thought of as larger than a village but smaller than a "city." The words "city" and "village" came into English from Latin via French. "Town" and "borough" (also "burrow," "burgh," "bury," etc.) are native English and Scottish words.

Origin and use around the world

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In Old English and Old Scots, "Town" (or "toun," "ton," etc.) originally meant a fortified municipality, whereas a borough was not fortified. But that distinction did not last long, and "Edina Burgh" or "Edinburgh" - modernly called a "city" - was a fortified "town" from its founding.

In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. In some cases, "town" is an alternate name for "city" or "village" (especially a larger village). Sometimes, the word "town" is short for "township."

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Belper Town have rejected an official £5,000 bid by Blue Square North club Eastwood Town for the services of top scorer Lee Stevenson.
nonleaguetexts (Non League Updates) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:00:28 -0000
Belper Town have rejected an official £5,000 bid by Blue Square North club Eastwood Town for the services of top scorer Lee Stevenson.
BELPER Town edged their way in to the Derbyshire Senior Cup semi-final on penalties. Belper broke the deadlock afte... http://bit.ly/4yu3Od
DerbyshireSport (Derby TelegraphSport) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:32:32 -0000
BELPER Town edged their way in to the Derbyshire Senior Cup semi-final on penalties. Belper broke the deadlock afte... http://bit.ly/4yu3Od
@stevenmaxson It's no contest. It's lions v Christians, man u v belper town.....
robsteadman (Robert Steadman) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:43:39 -0000
@stevenmaxson It's no contest. It's lions v Christians, man u v belper town.....

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