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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MANAGER Mark Atkins says his Matlock Town side need to transform their improved mid-table form of 2009 into a conce... http://bit.ly/7UQxiP
DerbyshireSport (Derby TelegraphSport) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:03:07 -0000
MANAGER Mark Atkins says his Matlock Town side need to transform their improved mid-table form of 2009 into a conce... http://bit.ly/7UQxiP
Is there a Matlock convention in town? for fucks sake people, be older.
klajenstein (Kerry Layne Jeffrey) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:23:08 -0000
Is there a Matlock convention in town? for fucks sake people, be older.
New boys help Nantwich Town to victory over Matlock http://tinyurl.com/y8evvy4
nantwichnews (Pete Leydon) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:48:16 -0000
New boys help Nantwich Town to victory over Matlock http://tinyurl.com/y8evvy4
FORMER Derby County striker Marvin Robinson ended Matlock Town's winning streak with a late strike at the Weaver S... http://bit.ly/70jaH6
DerbyshireSport (Derby TelegraphSport) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:40:48 -0000
FORMER Derby County striker Marvin Robinson ended Matlock Town's winning streak with a late strike at the Weaver S... http://bit.ly/70jaH6
Nantwich Town 2 Matlock 1. Green Army. Blimey it's cold.
ElMarvinio (Martin Dean) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:00:32 -0000
Nantwich Town 2 Matlock 1. Green Army. Blimey it's cold.
@russelldavies yes! Just planning with holly who will have kids, but we'll all be in town in the morning anyway. Pier, or lunch at Regency?
matlock (Matt Locke) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:45:39 -0000
@russelldavies yes! Just planning with holly who will have kids, but we'll all be in town in the morning anyway. Pier, or lunch at Regency?

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