Plural of town
regular plural
The plural of town is towns.
Forms of town
| Singular | town /ˈtaʊ̯n/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | towns /taʊnz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Towns in a sentence
- Walls not only protected towns, they also helped give them a sense of autonomy and identity.2001, Thomas Brennan, “Town and country in France , 1550–1750”, in S. R. Epstein, editor, Town and Country in Europe, 1300-1800, page 250
- Fortifications and town walls clearly highlight the central military significance of towns.2011, Mikuláš Teich, Dušan Kováč, Martin D. Brown, Slovakia in History, page 42
- It was the kind of shop you used to get in most small towns.From the entry get
- His newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towns.From the entry newspaper
- The commons of New England towns are important contributors to their charm.From the entry commons
Meaning of town
- noun A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century).
- noun Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference.
- noun A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
Questions about the plural of town
- What is the plural of town?
- The plural of town is towns.
- Is town countable?
- Town is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: town (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Plural of town.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/plural/town. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.