old townn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊl(d) ˌtaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈoʊl(d) ˈtaʊn/

Forms: see old adj. and town n. Also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., town n.

Etymology: < old adj. + town n.

The older part of a city or town contained within its modern limits.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > older part

old town1599

old city1869

1599 in L. B. Taylor Aberdeen Council Lett. (1942) I. 78 The Bischop, college, and inhabitantis of the auldtoun and channonrie thairof.

a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) ii. 177 He means old Croydon; for that neer there is shewed a place, which is called The old Town..farther off London than new Croydon.

1752 G. Elliot Proposals Public Wks. Edinb. 32 In these cities, what is called the new town, consists of spacious streets and large buildings..;while the old town..is more crouded than before these late additions were made.

1797 Lady H. Newdigate Let. 16 July in A. E. Newdigate-Newdegate Cheverels (1898) xiii. 154 I am told that y^e Steyne & everything beyond the Old Town has been built within y^e last 30 years.

1842 Queen Victoria Jrnl. 3 Sept. in D. Duff Victoria in Highlands (1968) 32 We set off..for Edinburgh... The procession moved through the Old Town up the High Street.

1880 T. Hardy Trumpet-major III. xxxiv. 108 She soon finished her shopping, and then, crossing over into the old town, pursued her way along the coast-road to Portland.

1924 ‘P. Blundell’ Confessions of Seaman xi. 147 There is not, of course, any real ‘old town’ in Hamburg. Most of the city was burnt down in 1842.

1991 Holiday Which? Mar. 94/4 Pass through the five-arched gate to the old town and you will find yourself in a knot of narrow shop-lined streets.

Derivatives

ˈold-towner n. an inhabitant of an old town.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > inhabitant of specific types of town or city

metropolitan1795

outporter1904

small-towner1910

megalopolitan1930

old-towner1973

1973 Guardian 30 May 7/1 The fears of the old-towners are certainly understandable. The population has declined. Runcorn new town..has been growing.

2002 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 31 Aug. (Travel section) 6 But tourist dollars cannot bribe many old towners into liking what they consider to be a desecration of their urban jewel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old town
释义	old townn. Brit. /ˈəʊl(d) ˌtaʊn/, U.S. /ˈoʊl(d) ˈtaʊn/ Forms: see old adj. and town n. Also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., town n. Etymology: < old adj. + town n. The older part of a city or town contained within its modern limits. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > older part old town1599 old city1869 1599 in L. B. Taylor Aberdeen Council Lett. (1942) I. 78 The Bischop, college, and inhabitantis of the auldtoun and channonrie thairof. a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) ii. 177 He means old Croydon; for that neer there is shewed a place, which is called The old Town..farther off London than new Croydon. 1752 G. Elliot Proposals Public Wks. Edinb. 32 In these cities, what is called the new town, consists of spacious streets and large buildings..;while the old town..is more crouded than before these late additions were made. 1797 Lady H. Newdigate Let. 16 July in A. E. Newdigate-Newdegate Cheverels (1898) xiii. 154 I am told that y^e Steyne & everything beyond the Old Town has been built within y^e last 30 years. 1842 Queen Victoria Jrnl. 3 Sept. in D. Duff Victoria in Highlands (1968) 32 We set off..for Edinburgh... The procession moved through the Old Town up the High Street. 1880 T. Hardy Trumpet-major III. xxxiv. 108 She soon finished her shopping, and then, crossing over into the old town, pursued her way along the coast-road to Portland. 1924 ‘P. Blundell’ Confessions of Seaman xi. 147 There is not, of course, any real ‘old town’ in Hamburg. Most of the city was burnt down in 1842. 1991 Holiday Which? Mar. 94/4 Pass through the five-arched gate to the old town and you will find yourself in a knot of narrow shop-lined streets. Derivatives ˈold-towner n. an inhabitant of an old town. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > inhabitant of specific types of town or city metropolitan1795 outporter1904 small-towner1910 megalopolitan1930 old-towner1973 1973 Guardian 30 May 7/1 The fears of the old-towners are certainly understandable. The population has declined. Runcorn new town..has been growing. 2002 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 31 Aug. (Travel section) 6 But tourist dollars cannot bribe many old towners into liking what they consider to be a desecration of their urban jewel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1599
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