town
/taʊn/noun
उच्चारण टाउन
नगर, कस्बा, शहर
Basic word
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[C, U]
a place with many houses, shops, that is larger than a village but smaller than a city; the people who live in a town; the main business and shopping area of a town
नगर, कस्बा, शहर
- a small town
- go into town
- We live in a small town near Nagpur.
+ 2 more examples
- Let's go into town to buy some books.
- The whole town came out to watch the procession.
Synonyms municipality township borough city settlement
Opposite village countryside
¶Idioms 1
paint the town red
to go to a lot of different bars, clubs, etc. and enjoy yourself
जश्न मनाना, मौज-मस्ती करना
- After their final exams, the students painted the town red.
- They went out to paint the town red after the wedding.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the settlement words by size: hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis.
बस्ती के शब्द आकार के अनुसार याद रखिए: hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Go to town (do something with great energy or spend a lot of money), the talk of the town (a person or thing that everyone is talking about), paint the town red (go out and celebrate), out of town (away from home), a one-horse town (a small boring town), man about town (a man who goes to many social events).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: go to town (बहुत ऊर्जा से कुछ करना या बहुत पैसा ख़र्च करना), the talk of the town (जिसकी सब चर्चा कर रहे हों), paint the town red (बाहर जाकर उत्सव मनाना), out of town (घर से दूर), a one-horse town (छोटा उबाऊ कस्बा), man about town (बहुत सामाजिक आयोजनों में जाने वाला पुरुष)।
Town hall (the building where local government offices are), township, downtown (American, the main business area).
Collocations: town hall (स्थानीय सरकार के कार्यालयों का भवन, नगर भवन), township, downtown (American, मुख्य व्यापारिक क्षेत्र)।