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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nagar
"नगर ने हर गर्मी में एक उत्सव का आयोजन किया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A human settlement that is larger than a village and smaller than a city.
"The town held a festival every summer that attracted visitors from all around." - 2
The central part of a community where businesses and public buildings are located.
"She went to the town to shop for groceries and visit the local library."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'tūn', meaning an enclosure, farmstead, or village, originating from Proto-Germanic *tūnan. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a single fenced homestead to a walled settlement and eventually to an urban area larger than a village but smaller than a city.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Town" is said worldwide
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ville
Transliteration: veel
"La ville a organisé un festival chaque été."
Stadt
Transliteration: shtat
"Die Stadt veranstaltete jedes Jahr ein Fest."
città
Transliteration: chee-tah
"La città ha organizzato un festival ogni estate."
pueblo
Transliteration: pwe-blo
"El pueblo celebró un festival cada verano."
cidade
Transliteration: see-dah-jee
"A cidade organizou um festival todos os verões."
नगर
Transliteration: nagar
"नगर ने हर गर्मी में एक उत्सव का आयोजन किया।"
城镇
Transliteration: chéng zhèn
"这个城镇每年夏天都会举办一个节日。"
도시
Transliteration: dosi
"그 도시는 매년 여름 축제를 개최합니다."
町
Transliteration: machi
"その町は毎年夏に祭りを開催します。"
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