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townhood

townhood noun: the status or period of being a town.

Noun

townhood (uncountable)

  1. The status or period of being a town.

Origin of townhood

From town + -hood.

Questions about townhood

What does townhood mean?
Townhood means the status or period of being a town.
What part of speech is townhood?
Townhood is a noun.

Words near townhood in the dictionary

  1. townhalls
  2. Townhead
  3. Townhill
  4. townhome
  5. townhomes
  6. townhood
  7. townhouse
  8. townhouses
  9. townie
  10. townier
  11. townies

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