Townwide vs. Town — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Townwide and Town
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Townwide
Extending throughout a town.
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Townwide
Throughout a town.
Town
A population center that is larger than a village and smaller than a city.
Town
A territorial and political unit governed by a town meeting, especially in New England.
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Town
(Informal) A city
New York is a big town.
Town
Chiefly British A rural village that has a market or fair periodically.
Town
The residents of a town
The whole town was upset at the news.
Town
An area that is more densely populated or developed than the surrounding area
Going into town to shop.
Town
The residents of a community in which a university or college is located, as opposed to the students and faculty
A dispute pitting town against gown.
Town
A group of prairie dog burrows.
Town
A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns.
Town
Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference.
I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight.
Town
A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
Town
The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
Town
(colloquial) Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
Call me when you get to town.
Town
A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.
Town
(legal) A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.
Town
(obsolete) An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor; by extension, the whole of the land which constituted the domain.
Town
A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
Town
London, especially central London.
Town
Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.
Town
Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop.
Town
Any collection of houses larger than a village, and not incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated place, whether incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or from rural communities.
God made the country, and man made the town.
Town
The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the town voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways.
Town
A township; the whole territory within certain limits, less than those of a country.
Town
The court end of London; - commonly with the.
Town
The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country.
Always hankering after the diversions of the town.
Stunned with his giddy larum half the town.
Town
A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
Town
An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city;
They drive through town on their way to work
Town
An administrative division of a county;
The town is responsible for snow removal
Town
The people living in a municipality smaller than a city;
The whole town cheered the team
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