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  1. Town
    [Newcastle-under-Lyme ward] Town ward is a ward in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It covers the town centre of Newcastle-under-Lyme. ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_(Newca

  2. Town
    [New Jersey] A Town in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. While Town is often used as a shorthand to refer to a Township, the two are not the same. The Town Act of 1895 allowed any municipality or area with ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_(New_J

  3. Town
    [China] When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 (simplified: 镇; pinyin: zhèn; Wade-Giles chen4). It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e. one of the units into which counties and districts are divided. Another commo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_(China

  4. town
    [n] - an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city 2. [n] - the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. town
    Many towns grew up near to forts, which could be seen from their names. If a place name included the words chester or cester, it was because it was on the site of a Roman fort, for example, Chester, Gloucester, and Manchester. The word chester came from castrum, the Roman word for a fort. Most towns would also have shops and a market place called a…
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  6. town
    urban settlement which is larger and more regularly built up than a village and which has a more independent form of local government Category: Building industry
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  7. Town
    Town noun [ Middle English toun , tun , Anglo-Saxon tun inclosure, fence, village, town; akin to Dutch tuin a garden, German zaun a hadge, fence, Old High German zun , Icelandic tun an inclosure, homest...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/77

  8. town
    1. Formerly: An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. The whole of the land which constituted the domain. A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls. ... 2. Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. town
    townspeople noun the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; `the whole town cheered the team`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. town
    noun an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; `they drive through town on their way to work`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. Town
    • (adv. & prep.) A township; the whole territory within certain limits, less than those of a country. • (adv. & prep.) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard. • (adv. & prep.) The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the count...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. town
    (from the article `Europe, history of`) ...for the future: it was a seaport and capital, but with a solid base in manufacturing, trade, and finance. Like Naples, it was a magnet for the ... Wide, paved squares flanked the palaces, and around them spread extensive towns, which by this time if not earlier seem to have been unwalled. ... ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/67

  13. town
    town, in the United States. In the New England states the town is the basic unit of local government. The New England town government's unique feature is the town meeting, much praised as a nearly pure form of democracy. At the annual meeting of voters, town officers are elected and local issues suc...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0

  14. Town
    Town is Jamaican slang for Kingston.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  15. Town
    Town is Jamaican slang for Kingston.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  16. Town
    Town was the name given to a village which was surrounded by a delimiting and protective hedge. The word town derives from the Anglo-Saxon word tun, meaning a hedge or enclosure.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  17. Town
    [New England] AMI 958A Backplane with MG9073S ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_(New_E

  18. Town
    [Northern Uproar song] "Town" is a song by Northern Uproar, released from their album Northern Uproar. It reached number 48 on the UK Singles Chart in 1996. ==Track listing== ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_(North

  19. Town
    [Vietnam] In Vietnam, there are two kinds of diministrative subdivisions that can be translate into town or township: ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_(Vietn

  20. Town
    [Maryland] This category contains articles about compilation albums released by Arthur Loves Plastic. ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_(Maryl

  21. Town
    [disambiguation] A Town is a type of human settlement. ==Towns by Jurisdiction== ==Towns by Incorporation== ==Towns by Popular Feature== ==Towns in Mail Delivery== ==Towns as Neighborhoods in Larger Communities== ==Specific places== ==Ships== ==Popular Culture== ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_(disam

  22. Town
    To race in
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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