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What would be the main difference between "town" and "village"? Are they always interchangeable?

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Rebecca

"Town" and "village" are indeed different things and cannot be used interchangeably. A village is a small community in a rural area, usually one that engages in agriculture. A town is bigger than a village, and refers to a more highly populated area with fixed boundaries and a local government. A city is a large or important town. Thus, you can consider the biggest difference between the three to be in size and population, with the order as follows: city > town > village. Ex: I grew up in a small fishing village with a population of only 200. Ex: People of the neighboring villages all travel to our town to sell their goods at the market.

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