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college towns

college towns is the plural of college town.

Meaning of college town

Noun

college town (plural college towns)

  1. A town or city that is dominated by its university population.
    • “College towns,” where many of America's largest public universities (and most party schools) are located, are communities that would probably not exist without the presence of the university. In most college towns, there is a symbiotic relationship between the university and town, with both highly...2013, Karen G. Weiss, Party School: Crime, Campus, and Community, page 7
    Synonyms:
    university town

Questions about college towns

What is college towns the plural of?
College towns is the plural of college town.

Words near college towns in the dictionary

  1. college pheasant
  2. college pheasants
  3. College Point
  4. College Station
  5. college town
  6. college towns
  7. college tries
  8. college try
  9. college wage premium
  10. college wage premiums
  11. college-age

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