"Town" meaning in English

See Town in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Towns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Towns}} Town (countable and uncountable, plural Towns)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Town-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A community and ward in Merthyr Tydfil county borough, Wales, in Merthyr Tydfil town centre. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Communities of Wales, Places in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, Places in Wales
    Sense id: en-Town-en-name-FursZAPv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 56 37
  3. (England, traditional, in phrases such as 'in Town' or 'to Town', also without capital) London, especially central London. Tags: England, also, countable, traditional, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Town-en-name-pUnTKvHV Categories (other): English English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Town meaning in English (2.2kB)

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