seaside town

collocation in English

meaningsoftown

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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 oftownfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He represents aseasidetownwith a large number of elderly people.
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Take the case of the civil servant living in aseasidetown.
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If wealth is not created, it cannot be recycled—in aseasidetownor elsewhere.
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In a recent case a largeseasidetownwas seeking new powers.
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Take the case of the chemist at everyseasidetown.
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The case of aseasidetownhas been mentioned.
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It is worth bearing in mind that aseasidetownis unique in one respect.
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There we have aseasidetownwhich was affected by an epidemic.
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I come from aseasidetownand often saw people walking around with metal detectors.
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I spent my own boyhood in aseasidetown.
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The typicalseasidetownis a high retirement area, with the majority of its inhabitants being economically inactive.
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That would arise when a person in, say, aseasidetownwho had not previously let any part of his accommodation decided to let it for holiday lettings.
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Nearly everyone who represented aseasidetowncame up with the same point: our towns would be helped most by better transport links.
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In aseasidetown—where things can be tough and where unemployment tends to be high—it seems irrational to impose the increase.
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Hornsea is anotherseasidetownwhich is dependent on the tourist trade.
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In later years, it developed as a prosperousseasidetown, especially once it was served by the railway.
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Of course, much may depend on particular circumstances, such as proximity to a specially favourable market, like aseasidetownor the character of the holding.
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There will be the argument which is found in everyseasidetownabout ratepayers providing services for visitors.
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You may go there now and find the air is as pure and clean as in aseasidetownin this country.
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The roads in this littleseasidetownare a disgrace and road accidents happen every day as a result of stray dogs.
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