Meanings
plural college towns
- A town or city that is dominated by its university population.
1 more example
“College towns,” where many of America's largest public universities (and most party schools) are located, are communities that would probably not exist without the presence of the university. In most college towns, there is a symbiotic relationship between the university and town, with both highly dependent upon college students for their survival.
2013, Karen G. Weiss, Party School: Crime, Campus, and Community, page 7Synonyms: university town
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA town or city that is dominated by its university population.
Translations
Basque unibertsitate-hiri
- unibertsitate-hiritown or city dominated by its university population
Catalan ciutat universitària
- ciutat universitàriatown or city dominated by its university population
Chinese Mandarin 大学城
- 大学城 (dàxué chéng)town or city dominated by its university population
Danish universitetsby
- universitetsbytown or city dominated by its university population
Dutch universiteitsstad
- universiteitsstadtown or city dominated by its university population
Estonian ülikoolilinn
- ülikoolilinntown or city dominated by its university population
Finnish yliopistokaupunki
- yliopistokaupunkitown or city dominated by its university population
French ville universitaire
- ville universitairetown or city dominated by its university population
German Universitätsstadt
- Universitätsstadttown or city dominated by its university population
Hebrew עיר אוניברסיטאית
- עיר אוניברסיטאיתtown or city dominated by its university population
Indonesian kota perguruan tinggi
- kota perguruan tinggitown or city dominated by its university population
Japanese 大学都市, 学園都市
- 大学都市 (daigaku toshi)town or city dominated by its university population
- 学園都市 (gakuentoshi)town or city dominated by its university population
Korean 학술도시, 대학도시
- 학술도시 (haksuldosi)town or city dominated by its university population
- 대학도시 (daehakdosi)town or city dominated by its university population
Norwegian universitetsby
- universitetsbytown or city dominated by its university population
Persian شهر دانشگاهی
- شهر دانشگاهیtown or city dominated by its university population
Polish miasto uniwersyteckie
- miasto uniwersyteckietown or city dominated by its university population
Portuguese cidade universitária
- cidade universitáriatown or city dominated by its university population
Romanian oraș universitar
- oraș universitartown or city dominated by its university population
Russian университетский город
- университетский город (universitetskij gorod)town or city dominated by its university population
Spanish ciudad universitaria
- ciudad universitariatown or city dominated by its university population
Swedish universitetsstad
- universitetsstadtown or city dominated by its university population
Cite this entry
college town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/college%20town
“college town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/college%20town. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “college town,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/college%20town.
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