new town

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See also: New Town and Newtown

English[edit]

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Noun[edit]

new town (plural new towns)

  1. A planned community or urban development area.
  2. (UK) A town built to address housing shortages after World War II.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see new,‎ town.

Usage notes[edit]

The term is often applied to new developments that would not traditionally be called towns.

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