town-and-gown

town and gown

The two coexisting communities of a university town, i.e., the university (primarily the students) and the residents of the town where it is located, used especially in reference to tensions between the two. "Gown" is a reference to the traditional academic gown once worn by university students, now typically reserved for graduation ceremonies. Hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. The city council decided to establish a collaborative committee dedicated to helping resolve such disputes between town and gown. Town-and-gown relations have continued to sour as residents' complaints about noise and congestion within the town have increased.

town-and-gown

the relations between a town and the university located within the town; the relations between university students and the nonstudents who live in a university town. (Usually in reference to a disagreement. Fixed order.) There is another town-and-gown dispute in Adamsville over the amount the university costs the city for police services. There was more town-and-gown strife reported at Larry's Bar and Grill last Saturday night.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

town and gown
town-gown
A-town
get out of town
Get out of town!
all around town
go to town on (something)
main street
skip town
out of town

References in periodicals archive

Town-and-gown relations have long been a topic for conversation among academics, but what responsibility does the university have to its surrounding community--especially one in crisis?

Beyond the Campus: how colleges and universities form partnerships with their communities. (Between the Lines)

词组	town-and-gown
释义	town-and-gown town and gown The two coexisting communities of a university town, i.e., the university (primarily the students) and the residents of the town where it is located, used especially in reference to tensions between the two. "Gown" is a reference to the traditional academic gown once worn by university students, now typically reserved for graduation ceremonies. Hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. The city council decided to establish a collaborative committee dedicated to helping resolve such disputes between town and gown. Town-and-gown relations have continued to sour as residents' complaints about noise and congestion within the town have increased. See also: and, gown, town Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. town-and-gown the relations between a town and the university located within the town; the relations between university students and the nonstudents who live in a university town. (Usually in reference to a disagreement. Fixed order.) There is another town-and-gown dispute in Adamsville over the amount the university costs the city for police services. There was more town-and-gown strife reported at Larry's Bar and Grill last Saturday night. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: town and gown town-gown A-town get out of town Get out of town! all around town go to town on (something) main street skip town out of town References in periodicals archive Town-and-gown relations have long been a topic for conversation among academics, but what responsibility does the university have to its surrounding community--especially one in crisis? Beyond the Campus: how colleges and universities form partnerships with their communities. (Between the Lines)
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