town

noun/taʊn/CEFR A1

শহর, নগর (ছোট শহর)

Meaning

A place with houses and shops, larger than a village.

Example sentences

We drove into the town to shop.আমরা কেনাকাটা করতে শহরে গেলাম।
The town has a small market.শহরটিতে একটি ছোট বাজার আছে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: township

Antonyms: countryside

Similar words, and what each means

township
উপশহর, ছোট শহর
A small town, or a planned settlement built for workers.
city
শহর, নগর
A large and important town where many people live and work.

Other English words for “শহর, নগর (ছোট শহর)”

city
A large and important town where many people live and work.

Opposite words

village
গ্রাম
A small group of houses in the countryside, smaller than a town.

“town” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Overview: 'Overall, the settlement changed from a farming village into a small town, with most of the open land in the south replaced by housing.'
IELTS Writing Task 1: Map Questions →
The orphanage in our town looks after forty children.
One Word Substitutes in English →
Let's look around the old town before lunch.
Phrasal Verbs for Travel →

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“town” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • জিম, ব্যায়ামাগার
- • শহর, নগর (ছোট শহর)
- • আলোকচিত্র, ছবি
- • মাশরুম, ব্যাঙের ছাতা
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শহর, নগর (ছোট শহর) — town (noun) — শহর, নগর (ছোট শহর). A place with houses and shops, larger than a village.
Which word is closest in meaning to “town”?
- • glossary
- • township
- • memorandum
- • millennium
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township — township — উপশহর, ছোট শহর. A small town, or a planned settlement built for workers.

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