town

1. (UK, historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.UKcountablehistoricaluncountable

2. (colloquial, used without an article) Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.Examples: "Call me when you get to town."; "They put up "lost dog" posters all over town."; "I had occasion[…]to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return[…]I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting[…], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town."colloquialcountableuncountable

3. (informal, real estate) A townhouse.Examples: "Detached houses always sell faster than towns or semis."; "It's not just market forces that are bringing out the semis and towns. Municipalities are requiring developers to build a mix of homes into their new planned communities, partly out of a concession to make more efficient use of virgin land, but also to address the need for more affordable housing for families who might not be able to crack a $300,000 mortgage."countableinformaluncountable

4. (law) A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.countableuncountable

5. (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.countableobsoleteuncountable

6. (UK, Scotland, dialect, obsolete) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.ScotlandUKcountabledialectalobsoleteuncountable