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Definition of town and gown noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

town and gown

noun
 
/ˌtaʊn ən ˈɡaʊn/
 
/ˌtaʊn ən ˈɡaʊn/
[uncountable]
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  1. the relationship between the people who live permanently in a town where there is a university and the members of the university
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