English → Latin
“country-town” in Latin
mūnicipiumtownship; municipality, townoppidumtown (esp. of towns other than Rome, which was generally called Urbs)mūnĭcĭpĭŏluma littleoppidulumsmall town, village
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
country-town
municipium (a Roman town which enjoyed the citizenship): oppidum (general term for any town that is not the metropolis): a small country-town, municipiolum (Sidon., Ep., 3, 1): oppidulum (SYN. above).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for country-town?
- The usual Latin words for “country-town” are mūnicipium, oppidum, mūnĭcĭpĭŏlum; also oppidulum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.