See Anytown on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *ís?\nProto-Indo-European *h₁óynos\nProto-Indo-European *-kos\nProto-Indo-European *h₁oy-no-kós\nProto-Germanic *ainagaz\nProto-West Germanic *ainag\nOld English ǣniġ\nMiddle English ani\nEnglish any\nProto-Indo-European *dewh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *-nós\nProto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós?\nProto-Celtic *dūnombor.\nProto-Germanic *tūną\nProto-West Germanic *tūn\nOld English tūn\nMiddle English toun\nEnglish town\nEnglish Anytown\nFrom any + town.",
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"word": "everyman"
}
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"text": "Near-synonym: dullsville"
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"text": "Then we rolled into Anytown, Arkansas. A real jerkwater.",
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173
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"ref": "1966 July 28, Frederic O. Sargent, “Urban Planning and Rural Towns”, in The Times Argus, page 4:",
"text": "The limitations[…] can best be explained by comment on the master plan for a rural town and village recently completed in Vermont. We will call the town and village \"Anytown.\"",
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"ref": "1974 February 14, Joseph E. Brown, “Understanding your city's energy needs...”, in Daily News-Post, page 9:",
"text": "It's a sizzling late August afternoon on a weekday in Anytown, California.",
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"Any non-specific, non-notable town in the USA."
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"(US) Any non-specific, non-notable town in the USA."
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"word": "dullsville"
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"text": "Near-synonym: Whateverville"
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"text": "123 Fake Street, Anytown, ST 98765, USA",
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