Collocations for town - noun

big, large, major | little, small | nearby, neighbouring, surrounding | ancient, historic, medieval, old | new
It was built as a new town in the 1960s.

industrial | busy
a busy market town

boom, thriving
London was a boom town and the stock market was soaring. | a thriving holiday town

sleepy
a sleepy provincial town in southern France

country, provincial | county
Beverley was then the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire (= the main town where the county offices were).

home, native
She has gone back to live in her home town.

border | coastal, seaside | holiday, resort | cathedral, market, university | dormitory, satellite | fortified
Kitzbuhel is an ancient fortified town with fine medieval buildings.

shanty | ghost
It''s been a ghost town since the gold rush ended.

twin
Darlington''s twin town of Amiens

build, found | live in
How many people live in the town?

get out of, leave, move out of
He left town yesterday for a conference in York. | They wanted to move out of town and start a new life in the country.

grow | flourish

hall, square, walls | council | life | planning

in ~
They''ll be back in town tomorrow.

out of ~
I was out of town last week. | an out-of-town superstore

outside (the) ~
a lake just outside the town

the centre/middle of (the) town, the edge/outskirts of (the) town

go into
I''m going into town - can I get you anything?

in ~
Mum''s in town doing some shopping.