small-town
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of a town or village.
a typical, small-town general store.
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provincial or unsophisticated.
small-town manners.
Other Word Forms
- small-towner noun
Etymology
Origin of small-town
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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He points to Ari Aster’s small-town social satire “Eddington” as a film that is reflective of its moment without being didactic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The tipping point was, on the surface, a typical small-town dispute.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Jared Keeso stars in this “Letterkenny” spinoff satirizing performative masculinity among a small-town Canadian hockey team.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
For now though, style and savings appear to have trumped concerns about sustainability, with many small-town Indians only just getting on to the fast-fashion bandwagon.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
But it isn’t small-town living or even popularity versus principles that occupies my mind, so much as it is justice.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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