a small town which forms the centre of a rural district, and serves only the immediate area, as distinguished from a seaport, manufacturing town, etc.
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > other types of town (11) country town1598 a small town which forms the centre of a rural district, and serves only the immediate area, as distinguished from a seaport, manufacturing town, etc. post town1635 British. A town having a post office, esp. one that is not merely a sub-office of another; (now also) a town, or occasionally other district… Residenz1824 The building in which a German princely court resided before 1918; (also) = Residenzstadt, n. garden town1835 a garden city; a garden suburb; (in earlier use also) a town with many plants and public gardens (now rare). Residenzstadt1841 A town which was the seat of a German princely court. See Residenz, n. hometown1851 The town of one's birth, early life, or permanent residence. Also: the town of one's relatives or ancestors. tin town1884 Applied disparagingly to buildings (esp. Nonconformist churches) made partly of corrugated iron: tin chapel, tabernacle (cf. tabernacle, n. 6b)… ghost town1894 a town partially or completely devoid of its inhabitants; (in early use) esp. a former boom town that has been deserted as a result of the closing… new town1918 A planned urban area, often a completely new settlement; esp. one sponsored or approved by government and created in a rural or undeveloped area to… shopping strip1935 (a section of) a town or city street having a significant number of shops or stores; (also) a (typically suburban) shopping development consisting… twin town1955 one of a pair of towns (usually in different countries) that have established official links. |
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