new townnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈnjuː ˌtaʊn/us/ˈnuː ˌtaʊn/a town in the UK that did not develop gradually but was planned and created by the government:
Milton Keynes is a new town that was founded in 1967.
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Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
- aerotropolis
- backwater
- bedroom community
- Cantabrigian
- capital
- conurbation
- county borough
- dormitory town
- ghost town
- Greater
- hill station
- hometown
- megacity
- metropolis
- one-horse town
- port
- settlement
- small-town
- spa
- urbanite
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