Town, town; Small village; Urban residents; business center

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Towns; Towns; City; City plural: town

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1.N-COUNT countable noun town; Towns; A town is a place with many streets and buildings, where people live and work. Towns are bigger than villages and smaller than cities. Many places that are called towns in Britain will be called cities in America. Matching mode: us sing ... Saturday night in Brain Terry, a small town in Essex. ...

Saturday night in braintree, Essex.

Parking in the city center can be tricky.

Parking in the city center will be very troublesome.

You can use town to refer to people in town. All the townspeople; All citizens

The town is very proud of its recent achievements.

The whole town is very proud of its recent achievements.

You use town to refer to the town where you live.

He admitted that he didn't even know when his brother was in town. ...

He admitted that he didn't even know when his brother came to this city.

She left town.

She left the town where she lived.

... charming and interesting American, new here.

A charming, fun-loving American has just arrived in town.

3.n- uncountable nouns downtown; Business center (of a town); You can use town to refer to the central area of a town where there are most shops and offices.

I walked around the town. ...

I wandered around the city center.

I go to town by bus.

I went downtown by bus.

4.N-SING singular nouns (as opposed to rural areas) Cities, if you mean towns, you mean general towns and urban areas, as opposed to rural areas. Registration label: mainly British English, more and more people want to escape from the city and enter the countryside …

More people will want to flee the city and go to the countryside.

It has the advantages of both city and country.

It has the advantages of both urban and rural areas.

In American English, city is usually used.