small-town
adjective
: of or relating to a small town
small-town values/life/charm
: coming from or living in a small town
a small-town girl
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High-end options for group tours in small-town New Zealand can be limited, but there are no bad apples in this accommodation bunch.
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Steve Madgwick, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
Currie, Minnesota, is truly small-town America.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The drug is now marketed and sold across the state in roadside shops and small-town strip malls with little oversight from health authorities.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
The cancer rate in rural, small-town America was improving overall, but metropolitan America was improving substantially faster.
—Arthur Cosby, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
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Steve Madgwick, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
Currie, Minnesota, is truly small-town America.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The drug is now marketed and sold across the state in roadside shops and small-town strip malls with little oversight from health authorities.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
The cancer rate in rural, small-town America was improving overall, but metropolitan America was improving substantially faster.
—Arthur Cosby, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for small-town
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“Small-town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-town. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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