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Definition of cowtown

cowtown

/ˈkaʊˌtaʊn/
cow · town
Plural:cowtowns
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cowtown Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

North American A town or city situated in a cattle-raising region that serves as a center for ranching, stockyards, or the livestock trade.

Example

"In the late nineteenth century, the railway transformed the dusty settlement into a bustling cowtown."

2

North American A town or city regarded as provincial, unsophisticated, or lacking in metropolitan culture (used disparagingly).

Example

"Critics once dismissed the regional capital as a sleepy cowtown, but its thriving arts district proved them wrong."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Often used disparagingly to suggest that a city or town is provincial, unsophisticated, or culturally backward, though some western North American cities embrace the term affectionately as part of their ranching heritage.

• Nearby Words

cowshed
cowskin
cowslip
cowtown
cox
coy
coyly

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Cowtown. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/cowtown
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