town-city

[keannu]

What kind of city is town-city ?
3)The city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples. Pompeii was destroyed and buried during a long eruption of the volcano...

 

[Rover_KE]

What is the source of your quotation?

I'd expect to see 'town/city' if the writer was not sure what to call it.

 

[keannu]

I don't know the source.
Maybe this "-city near modern Naples" is an additional explanatory part for "town". I thought "town-city" is a kind of countryside city.

 

[José Manuel Rosón Bravo]

[Not a teacher]

What is the source of your quotation?

I'd expect to see 'town/city' if the writer was not sure what to call it.

The text appears in WikiPedia and many other websites.

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[keannu]

I found it. Thank you! So is "town-city" a mistake for "town/city"?

 

[SoothingDave]

I found it. Thank you! So is "town-city" a mistake for "town/city"?

Yes, it would appear. I have never heard of a "town-city." It's a bit redundant.