intown

[ in-toun, in-toun ]

adjective

1. being in the central or metropolitan area of a city or town:

   an intown motel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intown¹

First recorded in 1530–40; in + town

Example Sentences

The California-based electric truck company made the announcement as it opens a retail location in an intown Atlanta development, the eighth in a network of what the company calls “spaces” that it’s rolling out in select locations nationwide.

From Seattle Times

According to GMA, Airbnb’s most wish-listed location in the world is a treehouse in Atlanta called the "Secluded Intown Treehouse."

From Fox News

But in intown Atlanta’s rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods, where homes purchased for less than $20,000 30 years ago are now worth $200,000 or more, residents complain wholesalers are using hardball tactics to make money off of inexperienced sellers.

From Seattle Times

A national downtown revival trend is bringing interest from more affluent groups, including investors, to intown Atlanta.

From Washington Post

The bride, 41, was until last year a teaching assistant at inTown Play Group, a children’s youth center in Washington.

From New York Times