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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The O2 3G signal isn't dropping out in this part of town. #o2 #kendal
actionjaxon666 (Shaun O'Flaherty) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:58:51 -0000
The O2 3G signal isn't dropping out in this part of town. #o2 #kendal
@Luke_Kerr yeah I remember those days...my first memory of AMC is when Kendal 1st came to town in the 90s...my babysitter loved AMC...
SmittyHPU (Clifford Smith) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:03:25 -0000
@Luke_Kerr yeah I remember those days...my first memory of AMC is when Kendal 1st came to town in the 90s...my babysitter loved AMC...
Cars damaged in Kendal: VANDALS in Kendal damaged several cars parked in the town during the holiday period. http://bit.ly/4xH3U0
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