new town
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3.9
- noun
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ciudad nueva
- After moving from the city, they settled in a planned new town with schools, parks, and shops.
- moving to a new town
- new town plan
First of all, the British had a history of building new towns.
- First of all, the British had a history of building new towns.
Examples
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A new town, new beginning.
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And I took pictures of the new town hall for you too.
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Remember, this is a new town.
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So, I have just moved to a new town, and I only knew my mom.
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Today we have a new town center.
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To make a fresh start in a new town.
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We're moving so we can all kick back and have a great new life in this beautiful new town.
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The site for the new town is close to a good supply of clean fresh water, leading to an excellent landing beach.
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I know it's hard being in a new town, but let's at least give it a chance here.
Fiction book (1990) -
The initial plans called for three new towns: a commercial hub, a high-tech hub, and a section for industries requiring greater space.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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4.2
An area planned and built with homes, shops, and parks for people to live in
How Self-sufficient
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'new town' is compositionally built from 'new' (recently made) + 'town' (a settlement), so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it means a town that is recently built or established. Although the technical sense of a planned, self-sufficient development is a more specific usage, the basic meaning is directly derivable and cross-linguistically common, making it immediately comprehensible to learners.
Etymology
New town comes from the simple idea of a new town being built on empty land where there were no houses before. Because these places were planned with homes, shops and schools from the start, 'new town' now means 'a planned town with its own homes, shops and schools'.