historic town

collocation in English

meaningsofhistoricandtown

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historic
adjective
uk
/hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/us
/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪk/
important or likely to be important ...
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town
noun
uk
/taʊn/us
/taʊn/
a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than ...
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(Definition ofhistoricandtownfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is an important town; it is anhistorictown.
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It is ahistorictownof great charm with a population of about 6,000 people.
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What about keeping the middle of thishistorictownupright as opposed to falling down?
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So-called modernising will lose that identity, just as modern buildings thrown up with little thought will destroy the identity of anhistorictownor city.
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A mutlistorey car park, once constructed, would have a permanent effect on the environment of ahistorictown.
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Is she aware that in thathistorictownshe will see 100,000 people marching and demonstrating against her policies?
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Even when cars are not trying to move round the city, they are parked throughout it, which detracts from the grace and style of a beautifulhistorictown.
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When you get to the top of that street, you find yourself at the ancient,historictowngate.
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As the biggest and mosthistorictownin division 2, it will naturally ask how it can be promoted to division 1.
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Briefly, the report explains how the main routes meet in the square in the centre of thishistorictownand how the conflicting traffic movements create congestion and delay.
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Would my noble friend agree how real is the importance and beauty of ourhistorictownand countryside houses and the part they play in tourist attraction?
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Even what may be described as a small extension to a building in anhistorictowncan have a totally disastrous effect.
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I agree with him on the need for a bypass to reduce the flow of traffic through this beautiful andhistorictown.
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Chester, only six miles away, is anhistorictown.
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It is important that crime prevention measures inhistorictowncentres and conservation areas respect the character of the area.
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All those who know thathistorictownwill realise that a bypass could bring great benefits and relief, as has happened in other cases.
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But with this precedent, how can anyhistorictownbe kept safe by relying on the green belt?
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My noble friend also made the point that since a by-pass was coming in three years, it was wrong to demolish any houses in thishistorictown.
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With the possible exception of the veryhistorictowncentres, they will change, as they have always changed throughout history.
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Epsom is an ancient andhistorictown.
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