What does small town mean?

small town

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

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"I went to heaven,– / ’T was a small town, / Lit with a ruby, / Lathed with down."
"There's only one good use for a small town / You hate it—and you know you'll have to leave"

small towns (plural) small-town (alternative) smalltown (alternative)

small-townie small townie small-towny

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