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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[Sport] Snow joke for Redditch: REDDITCH UNITED faced up to the big freeze as their home game with Eastwood Town o... http://bit.ly/82vvgr
redditchpages (Redditch Pages) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:13:32 -0000
[Sport] Snow joke for Redditch: REDDITCH UNITED faced up to the big freeze as their home game with Eastwood Town o... http://bit.ly/82vvgr
went out of town. then went back to manila. played bowling at eastwood, went shopping, then gave in to my mcdonald cravings. WHAT A DAY!
thenamestricia (patricia) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:48:41 -0000
went out of town. then went back to manila. played bowling at eastwood, went shopping, then gave in to my mcdonald cravings. WHAT A DAY!
@Short_Mocha Out at Max and Erma's at the Eastwood Town center : )
NewKidsChick (Megan Velasquez) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:43:15 -0000
@Short_Mocha Out at Max and Erma's at the Eastwood Town center : )
Huddersfield Town - At least one if not two more players will leave on loan during transfer window. Glennon or Eastwood to follow Goodwin.
barmyarmyuk (The Barmy-Army) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:11:37 -0000
Huddersfield Town - At least one if not two more players will leave on loan during transfer window. Glennon or Eastwood to follow Goodwin.
EASTWOOD Town may have to wait until the summer to land striker Lee Stevenson. Belper Town's 15-goal top scorer wa... http://bit.ly/4YHBBa
nottinghamsport (Nottingham Sport) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:25:35 -0000
EASTWOOD Town may have to wait until the summer to land striker Lee Stevenson. Belper Town's 15-goal top scorer wa... http://bit.ly/4YHBBa

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