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townlet

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a small residential settlement
  • we passed through several sleepy townlets on the long drive to the ski lodge

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The first known use of townlet was circa 1552

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“Townlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townlet. Accessed 26 Sep. 2020.

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