the town

noun

: the government of a town
The town plans to increase property taxes.

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Sick of lugging a hefty shoulder bag out on the town? Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026 But the town adjoining the base, Delta Junction, is small (with a 2020 population of 918) and has only a handful of food stores and restaurants. Davis Winkie, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026 Cumberland Gap Where Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia meet, Cumberland Gap sits in a valley that looks up at the famous gap in the Cumberland Mountain range from which the town gets its name. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026 Dabney pointed across the street to a field where a trailer had sat empty for years before the town removed it. Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the town

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“The town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20town. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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