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new town
–noun
(sometimes initial capital letters ) a comprehensively planned, self-sufficient urban community that provides housing, educational, recreational, and commercial facilities and often serves to absorb residents from a nearby overcrowded metropolis. |
Origin:
1915–20
1915–20
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| new town
n. A planned urban community designed for self-sufficiency and providing housing, educational, commercial, and recreational facilities for its residents. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| new town | |
noun | |
| a planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing and education and commerce and recreation |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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New Town, ND (city, FIPS 56740)
Location: (47.981748, -102.484842)
Population (2000): 1,367 (512 housing units)
Area: 0.672867 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
New Town, ND (city, FIPS 06156740)
Location: (47.981748, -102.484842)
Population (2000): 1,367 (512 housing units)
Area: 0.672867 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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