toun

/ tuːn /

noun

1. a town
2. a farmstead

Example Sentences

Many of AG’s articles did not use proper Scots grammar; instead, he had seemingly inserted Scots words at random into ordinary English sentences Take AG’s original article for “Veelage,” which stated, “A veelage is a clustered human settlement or commonty, larger than a hamlet but smawer nor a toun.”

From Slate

This page has since been fixed with proper Scots and now states that a veelage is “muckler nor a clachan but no as muckle nor a toun.”

From Slate

Dr. Abi-Said’s hyena-spotting mission had brought him and three assistants to the outskirts of Kfar Toun, a village 40 minutes from the Syrian border.

From New York Times

The “Honest Toun” also produced five Open champions, including the first-ever, Willie Park Sr., in 1860.

From Golf Digest

Mr. Thon — pronounced something like “toun” — is a fabulously successful businessman who cheerfully supports the political right in one of the most wealthy, highly taxed countries in the world, where oil and gas revenues support a welfare system that makes working almost a lifestyle choice.

From New York Times