town and gownnoun [ U, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˌtaʊn ən ˈɡaʊn//ˌtaʊn ən ˈɡaʊn/UKthe university and the local people of a city, considered together:
In Oxford, the two sides of town and gown have long been posed in opposition to one another.
a town and gown race
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
University & college education
- academe
- academia
- academic
- business school
- campus
- Cantabrigian
- go up
- grad
- graduate
- grove
- hall of residence
- honour
- intercollegiate
- rector
- red-brick
- registrar
- semester
- sorority
- student union
- varsity
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