a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.
a city in W Kansas.
First recorded in 1840–50
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Once part of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore, it was known as "garden city" or a "pensioner's paradise".
From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025
Here, suspended between gnarled treetops, colored lanterns, vast ruins of the old sultanate below and the surreal Qutab Minar against the stars, I finally sensed the fantastical garden city celebrated in Latitude 28’s exhibition.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
But it’s the gardens—the separate orchid, sunflower, cactus, and butterfly gardens—that really strike you and that it seems only this ultra-green garden city would go to so much trouble to construct for you.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2017
Wythenshawe was initially planned in the 1920s as a garden city development that would accommodate a growing population and those moved from the inner cities.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2017
It is true that in some suburbs, largely under the influence of the more competent architects employed by the garden city organisations, a marked improvement in domestic 180 building is noticeable.
From Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women by Various
The lenders found Brahmbhatt’s corporate offices in Garden City, N.Y., locked and empty when they visited on Aug. 4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
In the end, I realized how much I value this house,” Lucci, who snapped up the Garden City dwelling in 1978, told the outlet.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025
Four boxes have been placed in the Hertfordshire towns of Letchworth Garden City, Ware and Hertford - with a fifth available in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
“Connie Chiume, 72, passed on at Garden City Hospital. ... The Family asks for privacy during this difficult period.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
Anyone who has made the coast-to-coast journey across America, whether by train or by car, has probably passed through Garden City, but it is reasonable to assume that few travelers remember the event.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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