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People were nicer to me when I was in the arts. I experienced extreme racism in small-town New Zealand. Racism which really went away when I got into the arts.
Cliff Curtis

Meaning of "small-town" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SMALL-TOWN

small-town  [ˌsmɔːlˈtaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMALL-TOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Small-Town is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SMALL-TOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

small-town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size definition for what constitutes a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world.

Definition of small-town in the English dictionary

The definition of small-town in the dictionary is small town is used when referring to small places, usually in the United States, where people are friendly, honest, and polite, or to the people there. Small town is also sometimes used to suggest that someone has old-fashioned ideas.

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
shantytown
ˈʃæntɪˌtaʊn
town
taʊn
uptown
ˈʌpˈtaʊn
Yorktown
ˈjɔːkˌtaʊn
Youngstown
ˈjʌŋzˌtaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMALL-TOWN

small-bore
small-leaved lime
small-minded
small-mindedly
small-mindedness
small-scale
small-size
small-sized
small-time
small-timer
smallage
smallboy
smallclothes
smallest room
smallholder
smallholding
smallish
smallmouth bass
smallness
smallpox

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMALL-TOWN

chief town
company town
county town
cowtown
cross-town
dogtown
ghost town
go to town
Hogtown
home town
intown
man about town
market town
new town
on the town
resort town
small town
Tinseltown
toytown
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

小城镇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pueblerina
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

местечковый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

small-town
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

小さな町の
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

piccola città
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

małe miasto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

містечковий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mic - oraș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικρής πόλης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klein-gemeente
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 17.546 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
Lou Barletta
The federal government has failed us, so we, the elected officials of small-town America, are getting tough with illegal immigration.
2
Jacques Barzun
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game - and do it by watching first some high school or small-town teams.
3
H. G. Bissinger
I always had a curiosity about Texas. I had a curiosity about small-town life, although, granted, Odessa's not a tiny town.
4
Leonard Boswell
As the 29th state to join the United States of America, it is our turn to show the nation what represents Iowa. Our commitment to quality education, hard work, and small-town values are all represented in the Iowa quarter.
5
John Cena
I'm a small-time white kid trying to represent hip-hop. If a hip-hop artist comes up and beats me in a battle, who did they beat? A small-town white kid who ain't never been an MC, who ain't never done nothing. Now if an MC comes to battle and they get beat by a small-town white boy, that's MC suicide.
6
Warren Christopher
My father was a small-town banker. He became very ill when I was 10 years old, and we went to California three years later in an attempt to recover his health, which never happened.
7
Andy Cohen
I love San Francisco so much. I call it the Emerald City and have been coming here since 1992. I have a few old friends that live here, and my aunt and uncle live in Oakland. I think it's a magical city - it's big, sexy and very 'cosmo' with a small-town feel.
8
Sheryl Crow
I draw from my family and my friends and I feel like that small-town person. The achievements, the materialistic possessions have really become to mean less. They mean nothing.
9
Cliff Curtis
People were nicer to me when I was in the arts. I experienced extreme racism in small-town New Zealand. Racism which really went away when I got into the arts.
10
Beth Ditto
I was brought up by a single mom in a poor town in Arkansas and while some aspects of small-town life were really positive - like the fact that everyone there is really sweet and hospitable - there is also this close-minded mentality, and that naturally made me want to rebel.

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

2 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
Giving Up My Small-Town Fantasy
We were betting on the fact that we wouldn't be alone in fleeing the big city for a small town. Urban living has become unthinkably expensive for many ... «New York Times, Sep 14»
2
AMC's Small Town Security Surprise: Transgender Security …
Koplan's right-hand man is Lt. Dennis Croft, a fascinating man with a military background determined to turn JJK — a small-town, family-run security and private ... «Advocate.com, Jul 12»

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