Towns meaning : 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. Any more urbanized center than the place of reference. A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week. The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university. Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion. A major city, especially one where the speaker is located. A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part. An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. The whole of the land which constituted the domain. A collection of houses enclosed by fences or walls. A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.