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Newtown

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnjuːtaʊn/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Newtown /ˈnjuːtaʊn/ n
  1. a new town in central Wales, in Powys. Pop: 10 358 (2001)
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
new town′, 
  1. Sociology(sometimes caps.) 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.
  • 1915–20

New•town  (no̅o̅toun′, nyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa town in SW Connecticut. 19,107.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
new town n
  1. (in Britain) a town that has been planned as a complete unit and built with government sponsorship, esp to accommodate overspill population
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