new town

See also: New Town and Newtown

English

Noun

new town (plural new towns)

  1. A planned community or urban development area.
    • 2025 October 15, David Stubbings, “News: TfL submits business case to DfT for transfer of Northern City Line services”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 11:
      The government's New Towns Taskforce has also published a report listing Crews Hill, on the Hertford Loop used by Moorgate services, on a shortlist of 12 potential new towns.
  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

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

See also

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