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I come from the small town of Sialkot in Pakistan. During pre-Partition, this town had the highest literacy rate among women.
Umera Ahmad

Meaning of "small town" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SMALL TOWN

small town  [smɔːl taʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMALL TOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Small town is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SMALL TOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Small Town

"Small Town" is a song written by John Cougar Mellencamp and released on his 1985 album Scarecrow. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Definition of small town in the English dictionary

The definition of small town in the dictionary is a small place, usually in the United States, where people are friendly, honest, and polite.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SMALL TOWN


Allentown
ˈælənˌtaʊn
Bridgetown
ˈbrɪdʒˌtaʊn
Charlottetown
ˈʃɑːlətˌtaʊn
Chinatown
ˈtʃaɪnəˌtaʊn
downtown
ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn
Freetown
ˈfriːˌtaʊn
Georgetown
ˈdʒɔːdʒˌtaʊn
Jamestown
ˈdʒeɪmzˌtaʊn
Kingstown
ˈkɪŋzˌtaʊn
midtown
ˈmɪdˌtaʊn
Motown
ˈməʊˌtaʊn
Newtown
ˈnjuːtaʊn
out-of-town
ˌaʊtəvˈtaʊn
Provincetown
ˈprɒvɪnsˌtaʊn
Queenstown
ˈkwiːnzˌtaʊn
small-town
ˌsmɔːlˈtaʊn
town
taʊn
uptown
ˈʌpˈtaʊn
Yorktown
ˈjɔːkˌtaʊn
Youngstown
ˈjʌŋzˌtaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMALL TOWN

small forward
small fry
small game
small goods
small hours
small intestine
small letter
small magpie
small pica
small potatoes
small print
small royal
small screen
small slam
small stores
small stuff
small talk
small waved umber
small white
small wonder

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMALL TOWN

boom town
chief town
commuter town
company town
Cookstown
county town
garrison town
ghost town
go to town
hick town
home town
man about town
market town
new town
on the town
one-horse town
post town
resort town
shanty town
spa town
twin town

Synonyms and antonyms of small town in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «small town» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SMALL TOWN

Find out the translation of small town to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of small town from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «small town» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小镇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pequeño pueblo
570 millions of speakers

English

small town
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोटे शहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلدة صغيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

небольшой город
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pequena cidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছোট শহর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

petite ville
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bandar kecil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kleinstadt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小さな町
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

작은 마을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kutha cilik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thị trấn nhỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறிய நகரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छोटे शहर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küçük kasaba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cittadina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

małe miasto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невелике місто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oraș mic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικρή πόλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klein dorpie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

småstad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

småby
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of small town

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMALL TOWN»

The term «small town» is very widely used and occupies the 17.545 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SMALL TOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about small town

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10 QUOTES WITH «SMALL TOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word small town.
1
Umera Ahmad
I come from the small town of Sialkot in Pakistan. During pre-Partition, this town had the highest literacy rate among women.
2
Billie Joe Armstrong
The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there's a reason a small town is called a small town: It's because not many people want to live there.
3
Roger Bannister
Our house was bombed, and the roof fell in. We were sitting under the stairs of the basement, and we were quite safe, but it brought home the realization. In two nights 400 people were killed in small town.
4
Lou Barletta
I'm Lou Barletta, and I'm a small town defender.
5
Sarah Butler
I'm from Washington state - a pretty small town there called Puyallup. I was really into the arts there. I sang in choirs and did singing competitions. I also did a whole lot of theater; I did high school, and then I started doing some community theater. I decided that was the kind of thing I wanted to study in college.
6
Truman Capote
Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town.
7
Ally Carter
Teenage girls read in packs. It's true today, and it was true when I was a teen growing up in a small town in northeast Oklahoma.
8
Kenny Chesney
It sounds like a cliche, but it... you do sing about what you know about. And I grew up in a small town, and I grew up in a place where your whole world revolved around friends, family, school, and church, and sports.
9
Warren Christopher
I was born in a very small town in North Dakota, a town of only about 350 people. I lived there until I was 13. It was a marvelous advantage to grow up in a small town where you knew everybody.
10
Chris Colfer
I grew up in a conservative small town, and the gay characters I saw on TV and in movies when I was growing up were all flamboyant and obnoxious and sometimes kind of annoying.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMALL TOWN»

Discover the use of small town in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to small town and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Small Town Near Auschwitz: Ordinary Nazis and the Holocaust
Presents a profile of the principal civilian administrator of Bñedzin, Poland and his role in enforcing Nazi policies towards Jews, along with insights into the conflicting memories of the Holocaust.
Mary Fulbrook, 2012
2
Virgin River
Wanted: Midwife/nurse practitioner in Virgin River, population six hundred.
Robyn Carr, 2007
3
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America
When a native of Iowa returns from England to wander across America's heartland in search of the perfect small town, the result is a string of hilarious anecdotes and biting social commentary
Bill Bryson, 1989
4
A Small Town in Germany: A Novel
Set against the threat of a German-Soviet alliance, John le Carré's A Small Town in Germany is a superb chronicle of Cold War paranoia and political compromise. With an introduction by the author.
John le Carre, 2013
5
Small Town in Mass Society: Class, Power, and Religion in a ...
A sociological study, useful for an understanding of the place of the small town in a growing society, with material detailing the town's reaction to the publication of the book.
Arthur J. Vidich, Joseph Bensman, 1968
6
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
You can't even begin to answer those questions until you hear the charming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa. Dewey's story starts in the worst possible way.
Vicki Myron, 2008
7
Small Town Punk
Latch Key Kids
John L. Sheppard, 2002
8
Small Town and Rural Economic Development: A Case Studies ...
Reflecting the diversity of rural areas, case studies from different industries, regions, and cultures provide examples of how others have adjusted to a changing economic environment.
Peter V. Schaeffer, Scott Loveridge, 2000
9
A Small Town Called Hibiscus
A Small Town Called Hibiscus is one of the best Chinese novels to have appeared in 1981. Its author Gu Hua was brought up in the Wuling Mountains of south Hunan.
Hua Gu, 1983
10
Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town
Journalist Nick Reding reported this story over a period of four years, and he brings us into the heart of the town through an ensemble cast of intimately drawn characters, including: Clay Hallburg, the town doctor, who fights meth even as ...
Nick Reding, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMALL TOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term small town is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Latest: Tornado reported in small town of Cameron, Illinois …
KWQC-TV reports the Warren County Sheriff's Department says a tornado swept through the towns of Kirkwood, Monmouth and Cameron late Thursday. «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
At Long Last, Small Spanish Town Changes 'Kill The Jews' Name
After years of debate and a 2014 referendum, a small town in Spain has changed its name from "Castrillo Matajudios" or "Fort Kill The Jews" back to its original ... «NPR, Jun 15»
3
Residents of small Hawaii town express pride over having No. 1 …
Residents in the small town have mixed feelings about this beach recently being declared the best public beach in the United States. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
4
Retrial for a former small-town South Carolina police chief in …
CHARLESTON, S.C. — When a South Carolina jury first heard the case of a former small town police chief who shot and killed an unarmed black man, the trial ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
5
Small-town airports close as fewer pilots take to skies
Many small towns have had airfields almost since the early barnstorming days and expanded them after World War II when military pilots returned home, ready ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jun 15»
6
Review: In 'Wayward Pines,' a Small Town Reveals Its Layers
A small town can be sleepy, but the mystery that binds its residents shouldn't also ... not about the dangers of entering brave new towns, but about the difficulty of ... «New York Times, May 15»
7
Tornado hits small town in northern Germany
Tornado hits small town in northern Germany ... The German town of Buetzow was left devastated by a severe storm which tore off roofs, overturned cars and ... «Irish Times, May 15»
8
Police, Officials Resign After Small Missouri Town Elects First Black …
Most of the police force and several officials resigned after the small town of Parma, Missouri elected its first African American woman as mayor, reported KFVS. «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
9
Live From Small Town America: Teachers Who Blog To Stay In Touch
"I'm going to be a teacher because I can go anywhere in the world," she thought. She's originally from a small town in Nebraska called O'Neill, population 3,700. «NPR, Mar 15»
10
'Walking Dead' town for sale
(CNN) The faded downtown of a small town in Georgia, made famous by an appearance on "The Walking Dead," can now be yours for the right price. «CNN, Mar 15»

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