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bytown

bytown noun: a subsidiary or subordinate town.

Noun

bytown (plural bytowns)

  1. A subsidiary or subordinate town
  2. A town that has its own name and postal code, but which is governed by another town

Forms of bytown

pluralbytowns
alternative formby-town

Origin of bytown

From by- + town.

Questions about bytown

What does bytown mean?
Bytown means a subsidiary or subordinate town.
What part of speech is bytown?
Bytown is a noun.
What is the plural of bytown?
The plural of bytown is bytowns.

Words near bytown in the dictionary

  1. bythitids
  2. bythograeid
  3. bythograeids
  4. bytime
  5. bytimes
  6. bytown
  7. bytownite
  8. bytownites
  9. bytowns
  10. BYTs
  11. byturid

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