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town hall

n.
A building that contains the offices of the public officials of a town and that houses the town council and courts.
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town hall

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townhall

n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the chief building in which municipal business is transacted, often with a hall for public meetings
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town′ hall′


n.
a building used for the transaction of a town's business and often as a place of public assembly.
[1475–85]
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town hall

1. city hall
2. Municipal buildings for the council and local administration.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.town hall - a government building that houses administrative offices of a town governmenttown hall - a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government
government building - a building that houses a branch of government
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Translations
دارُ البَلَدِيَّةدار البَلَدِيَّه
radnice
rådhus
RathausGemeindeamt
kaupungintalo
gradska vijećnica
ráîhús
タウンホール
시청
mestna hiša
stadshus
ศาลากลางจังหวัด
belediye binasıbelediye sarayı
tòa thị chính

town hall

n → municipio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

town

(taun) noun
1. a group of houses, shops, schools etc, that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city. I'm going into town to buy a dress; He's in town doing some shopping.
2. the people who live in such a group of houses etc. The whole town turned out to greet the heroes.
3. towns in general as opposed to the countryside. Do you live in the country or the town?
town centre
the main shopping and business area of a town. You can get a bus from the town centre.
town hall
the building in which the official business of a town is done.
ˈtownsfolk, ˈtownspeople noun plural
the people living in a town.
go to town
to do something very thoroughly or with great enthusiasm or expense. He really went to town on (preparing) the meal.
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town hall

→ دارُ البَلَدِيَّة radnice rådhus Rathaus δημαρχείο alcaldía, ayuntamiento kaupungintalo mairie gradska vijećnica municipio タウンホール 시청 stadhuis rådhus ratusz câmara municipal, prefeitura ратуша stadshus ศาลากลางจังหวัด belediye binası tòa thị chính 市政厅
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