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small-town

small-town adjective: pertaining to a small town; provincial.

Adjective

small-town (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a small town; provincial.
    • He was brought up in the 350s and 360s in small-town North Africa.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 301

Forms of small-town

alternative formsmalltown

Origin of small-town

small + town

Words formed from small-town

Questions about small-town

What does small-town mean?
Small-town means pertaining to a small town; provincial.
What part of speech is small-town?
Small-town is an adjective.

Words near small-town in the dictionary

  1. small-time
  2. small-timer
  3. small-timers
  4. small-toothed palm civet
  5. small-toothed palm civets
  6. small-town
  7. small-towner
  8. small-towners
  9. small-townie
  10. small-townies
  11. small-townish

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