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out-of-town

out-of-town

219 3.2
Happening in another town or city, not local
  • adjective
  • /ˈaʊt əv taʊn/
: de otra ciudad
  • Yeah, it's just that uh, a lot of the bridesmaids came from out of town, so I just had to keep it really low-key.
  • out-of-town travel

My wife is out of town and she took the baby and the dog with her.

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Examples

  • My father told my mother he was going out of town for the weekend on business.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The conference will attract many out-of-town attendees who are eager to network and share ideas.

  • I have to be out of town every other week.

  • We're from out of town.

  • They were going out of town that weekend and wanted to know if they could still use the cream.

  • She said you were out of town for the weekend.

  • The line of cars trying to get out of town is a quarter-mile long.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Her outgoing message said she would be out of town until Sunday night.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • My friends are visiting from out-of-town this weekend, and we have planned several activities together.

  • She received a package from her out-of-town relatives filled with homemade cookies.

Synonyms

nonlocal
vsout-of-town
1 5.0

Not from the local area or community

is about events coming from another town or city rather than local

Antonyms

358 1.0

Close to a person, place, or thing

242 1.2

A person who lives in a particular area or community

How Local

local
∞ 1.0
nearby
272 1.0
out-of-town
219 3.2
regional
410 3.5
national
∞ 2.0
international
∞ 2.1

Surface Forms

out-of-town positive

Morphology

out-of-town = town (transparent) = out + of + town

The adjective directly reflects the phrase 'out of town'—each component keeps its usual meaning so learners can infer 'from another town'. [Postprocessing: moved 'out', 'of' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Out-of-town comes from the simple parts out and town, meaning 'outside the town'. So it describes people, events, or things that are in or coming from another town, in other words 'not local'.