"bytown" meaning in English

See bytown in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bytowns [plural]
Etymology: From by- + town. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|by|town}} by- + town Head templates: {{en-noun}} bytown (plural bytowns)
  1. A subsidiary or subordinate town
    Sense id: en-bytown-en-noun-UYUByNg0
  2. A town that has its own name and postal code, but which is governed by another town
    Sense id: en-bytown-en-noun-mQC4FDQN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with by-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with by-: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: by-town

Inflected forms

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