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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Leek Town grab win at Market Drayton Town: http://tinyurl.com/yazez6f
StaffsLive (Staffs Live) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:51:39 -0000
Leek Town grab win at Market Drayton Town: http://tinyurl.com/yazez6f
45 mins: MDT 0-2 Leek Town. Mark Ruddock scores with a header on the stroke of half time. HT score: 0-2
leektown (Brian Spittles) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:34:22 -0000
45 mins: MDT 0-2 Leek Town. Mark Ruddock scores with a header on the stroke of half time. HT score: 0-2
18 mins: Market Drayton 0-1 Leek Town Steve Brannan gives Blues the lead from the spot after Dan Cope fouled.
leektown (Brian Spittles) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:03:29 -0000
18 mins: Market Drayton 0-1 Leek Town Steve Brannan gives Blues the lead from the spot after Dan Cope fouled.
Market Drayton v Leek Town live tonight from a dark Greenfields!
leektown (Brian Spittles) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:31:07 -0000
Market Drayton v Leek Town live tonight from a dark Greenfields!
Tesco not scared away by rival's move to town site - LEEK shoppers are set for store wars after Tesco confirmed it... http://ow.ly/169Tlo
thisisbusiness (David Johnson) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:59:43 -0000
Tesco not scared away by rival's move to town site - LEEK shoppers are set for store wars after Tesco confirmed it... http://ow.ly/169Tlo
Action to stop Leek becoming a town full of charity shops: NEW planning rules could soon ban more charity shops o... http://twurl.nl/pmi3r5
StokeNews (Stoke News) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:54:43 -0000
Action to stop Leek becoming a town full of charity shops: NEW planning rules could soon ban more charity shops o... http://twurl.nl/pmi3r5

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