garden city

¹

noun

1. a residential community or section of a community with landscaped gardens, parks, and other open areas.

Garden City

²

noun

1. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.

2. a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.

3. a city in W Kansas.

garden city

noun

1. a planned town of limited size with broad streets and spacious layout, containing trees and open spaces and surrounded by a rural belt See also garden suburb

Word History and Origins

Origin of garden city¹

First recorded in 1840–50