<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.</li><li>A densely populated area of considerable size, as a city or borough.</li><li>(Especially in New England) a municipal corporation with less elaborate organization and powers than a city.</li><li>(In most U.S. states except those of New England) a township.</li><li>Any urban area, as contrasted with its surrounding countryside.</li><li>The inhabitants of a town; townspeople; citizenry.</li><li>The particular town or city in mind or referred to.</li><li>A nearby or neighboring city; the chief town or city in a district.</li><li>The main business or shopping area in a town or city; downtown.</li><li>British: a village or hamlet in which a periodic market or fair is held.</li><li>Any village or hamlet.</li><li>Scot: a farmstead.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or belonging to a town: town laws; town government; town constable.</li></ul>