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town and gown

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

On the one hand, the members of the city, borough, or similar community near a university and, on the other hand, the students and faculty of the university itself, especially when understood as rivals in a state of tension or conflict.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, capitalized, idiomatic, sometimes, uncountable

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