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 town of Newport Pagnell belies its location next door to Milton Keynes.
justinbarrell (Justin Barrell) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:59:49 -0000
the town of Newport Pagnell belies its location next door to Milton Keynes.
Back to the old town of Newport Pagnell and for the Christmas lights to be switched on. Loved it. http://yfrog.com/1ey0kaj
west4street (Richard Bateman) Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:25:33 -0000
Back to the old town of Newport Pagnell and for the Christmas lights to be switched on. Loved it. http://yfrog.com/1ey0kaj
Newport pagnell town centre for big Christmas light switch on. The world will never be the same again http://twitpic.com/rbmo6
billyritchie (Billy Ritchie) Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:07:01 -0000
Newport pagnell town centre for big Christmas light switch on. The world will never be the same again http://twitpic.com/rbmo6

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