town
Between village, metropolis
The areas of meaning covered by town overlap partly with city and partly with village, while being mostly opposed to country and rural.
A town is a settled place with multiple homes and businesses, but not as big as a city.
As a general and sometimes uncountable noun, town has the connotation of urban as opposed to rural: When will you be in town? Let’s go out for a night on the town. I’m out of town for a week.
If someone leaves town they simply leave the place where they have been, whether it is a town or another type of place.
Many compounds in which town comes first are about local government: town hall, town council, town clerk.
Outer parts of town
- quarterOne of four parts
- wardProtected person; division
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- boroughAdministrative town or district
neighborhood · suburb · enclave · sector · zone · square · commons · plaza
People living somewhere
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- citizensMembers of a nation
- involvementState of being engaged
- participationAct of taking part
volunteerism · engagement · solidarity · gatherings · festivals · parades · gossip · traditions
Elected head of municipality
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
clerk · alderman · civic · services · zoning · taxation · regulations · treasurer
Small rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
crossroads · mill · general store · steeple · grain elevator · water tower · depot · courthouse
Small rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- outpostRemote military station
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
frontier · pioneer · founding · settlers · establishment · encampment · habitation · dwellings
Inherited cultural legacy
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- colonialOf occupied territories
- VictorianOf a prim era
medieval · architecture · cobblestone · gaslight · restoration · monument · antiquity · legacy
outskirts
Outer parts of town
borough · neighborhood · suburb · enclave · sector · zone · square · commons · plaza · waterfront
residents
People living somewhere
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- citizensMembers of a nation
- involvementState of being engaged
participation · volunteerism · engagement · solidarity · gatherings · festivals · parades · gossip · traditions · locals
mayor
Elected head of municipality
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
bylaws · clerk · alderman · civic · services · zoning · taxation · regulations · treasurer · selectmen
village
Small rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
farmland · crossroads · mill · general store · steeple · grain elevator · water tower · depot · courthouse · bandstand
village
Small rural community
homestead · frontier · pioneer · founding · settlers · establishment · encampment · habitation · dwellings · trading post
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- colonialOf occupied territories
Victorian · medieval · architecture · cobblestone · gaslight · restoration · monument · antiquity · legacy · conservation
- Citycity, suburb, city center, city block, high street
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- placescity, village, hamlet, building, buildings
- locationhere, there, place, position, location
- addressesstreet address, mailing address, home address, postal code, zip code
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
towncountryside
Rural area beyond towns
country · rural area · farmland · wilderness · hinterland
towngown
Long formal garment
university · academia · college · academic community · ivory tower
- out of townAbsent from one's locale
- in townPresent in the area
- town hallLocal government headquarters
- small townModest rural settlement
- ghost townDeserted former inhabited place
- mill townSettlement centered on manufacturing
downtown, uptown, towns, hometown, township, midtown, small-town, townhouse, townsfolk