town

Anglès

• Pronúncia: /taʊn/ àudio (RU) ^ⓘ
• Etimologia: De l'anglès antic tūn ‎(«recinte tancat, granja»), derivat del protogermànic *tūną ‎(«tanca»), procedent de l'arrel protoindoeuropea *dʰewh₂- ‎(«encerclar»), que va donar en gaèlic dunon ‎(«fortalesa») i en irlandès dún ‎(«fortalesa»).

Nom

town ‎(plural towns)

1. ciutat

Nota d'ús

Generalment es fa servir town per a ciutats no gaire grans i city per a ciutats més grans. En les zones rurals una ciutat anomenada town es considera urbana mentre que en les zones urbanes anomenen town a una àrea suburbana; la percepció és subjectiva.

Derivats

assize town boom town/boomtown cathedral town company town county town cow town cross town/cross-town/crosstown downtown fortified town garrison town ghost town go to town hometown in town jerkwater town leave town man about town market town new town on the town one-horse town

only game in town out of town paint the town red post town satellite town shanty town shire town skip town small-town talk of the town toast of the town town and gown town ball town car town center/town centre town council town-crier townee

towner town gas town hall/townhall town house/townhouse townhome townie townland townless townlet town mayor town planning townsfolk township townsman town square town twinning townwide twin town uptown