Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun town

4 senses of town

Sense 1
town -- (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")
       => municipality -- (an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government)

Sense 2
town, townspeople, townsfolk -- (the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team")
       => municipality -- (people living in a town or city having local self-government)

Sense 3
township, town -- (an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal")
       => administrative district, administrative division, territorial division -- (a district defined for administrative purposes)

Sense 4
Town, Ithiel Town -- (United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844))
       => architect, designer -- (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))