whole town
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwholeandtown
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whole
adjective
uk/həʊl/us/hoʊl/
complete or ...
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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 ofwholeandtownfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This yielded a total for thewholetown, from 1850 to 1914, of some 740 plans.
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Totals for thewholetownare therefore estimates based on such calculations.
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Just one project covers awholetownor city, two cover a mixed urban and rural area, and one is entirely rural.
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The 1861 data constitute a representative sample of thewholetownpopulation, since the households are classified alphabetically by the heads' first name.
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Almost thewholetownwas like that.
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And to be confident in this way, we do not feel that we need to be able to write out thewholetownmap.
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Thewholetown, blanketed by a cloud of wood smoke, smelt tantalizingly of braaivleis (barbecue) and curry.
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Thewholetowncentre was jammed and conditions were abnormal, to say the least.
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I was not referring specifically to the industrial structure of thewholetown.
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I do not think there is one street in thewholetownthat has escaped damage.
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Just imagine awholetownbeing made homeless in one year.
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Is it not reasonable that you should spread the rate over thewholetown?
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Thewholetownis stunned and shocked by the grave news.
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Only two in 10 young people in thewholetownare employed.
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Thewholetownis in a shocking condition.
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Thewholetownwas invaded by a concourse of people.
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Thewholetownwas given over to military and naval requirements.
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It is a splendid event for which the roads—indeed, almost thewholetowncentre—are closed.
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Is it an immediate locality, a street, a neighbourhood or awholetown?
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Of course, you will not plan in detail for thewholetown.
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