Phrase guide

old town

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

name

Meaning 1

A city in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A village in Wadsworth parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9928).

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3

name

Meaning 3

An area in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden; Gamla stan in Swedish.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The historic district of a city or town.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: sometimes

Examples

  • He's living in old town these days.
  • She has a sunny apartment in the old town.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, town.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • St. Augustine, Florida, is a seriously old town by New World standards.

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: alde zahar — older historical part of a town or city
  • Estonian: vanalinn — older historical part of a town or city
  • Finnish: vanhakaupunki — older historical part of a town or city
  • French: vieille ville — older historical part of a town or city
  • German: Altstadt — older historical part of a town or city
  • Hebrew: הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה (ha'ír ha'atiqá) — older historical part of a town or city
  • Hungarian: óváros — older historical part of a town or city
  • Italian: città vecchia — older historical part of a town or city
  • Italian: centro storico — older historical part of a town or city
  • Lithuanian: senamiestis — older historical part of a town or city
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gamleby — older historical part of a town or city
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gamleby — older historical part of a town or city
  • Polish: starówka — older historical part of a town or city
  • Polish: stare miasto — older historical part of a town or city
  • Spanish: casco antiguo — older historical part of a town or city
  • Spanish: casco viejo — older historical part of a town or city
  • Swedish: gammelstad — older historical part of a town or city
  • Swedish: gamlestad — older historical part of a town or city
  • Swedish: gamla stad — older historical part of a town or city