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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Starting another new game on Football Manager; Fleetwood Town. Long-term game? I hope so! Not really got into #FM2010 at all yet...
martinbury (Martin Bury) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:26:58 -0000
Starting another new game on Football Manager; Fleetwood Town. Long-term game? I hope so! Not really got into #FM2010 at all yet...
Wow, Fleetwood Mac is over and gone but fans are still in town, no parking but town feels very energetic and christmasy with loads of people
Nakitours (Naki Tours) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:11:16 -0000
Wow, Fleetwood Mac is over and gone but fans are still in town, no parking but town feels very energetic and christmasy with loads of people
Fleetwood Mac's in town, 2 cocerts over this weekend, was on yesterday's one, FABULOUS experience
Nakitours (Naki Tours) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:19:37 -0000
Fleetwood Mac's in town, 2 cocerts over this weekend, was on yesterday's one, FABULOUS experience
Old Town School ensembles 2nite at http://bit.ly/88o9la: Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" (incl yrs truly @6:30) , then Stones, Bowie, Dylan
richgor (richgor) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:48:06 -0000
Old Town School ensembles 2nite at http://bit.ly/88o9la: Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" (incl yrs truly @6:30) , then Stones, Bowie, Dylan
Fleetwood town vs Stafford rangers for me today. It's a bit nippy on the coast. http://yfrog.com/4gi2muj
Natbags (Natalia Bradford) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:18:42 -0000
Fleetwood town vs Stafford rangers for me today. It's a bit nippy on the coast. http://yfrog.com/4gi2muj
Off to Fleetwood's last game before xmas, come on Town lets see in xmas with another win, Cod Army!
Dazman77 (Darren Martin) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:14:55 -0000
Off to Fleetwood's last game before xmas, come on Town lets see in xmas with another win, Cod Army!

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