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garden city

1 American  

noun

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


Garden City 2 American  

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 British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of garden city

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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“A family man, he was a loyal friend, and loved them deeply. With a roaring sense of humor, larger-than-life personality, and a practical problem-solver, he lived his life to the fullest. Mr. Huber who formerly raced motorcycles in Austria was a first-rate skier, and avid golfer, belonging to the Garden City Golf Club and Westhampton Country Club,” a representative for the family told People at the time.

From MarketWatch

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

Once part of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore, it was known as "garden city" or a "pensioner's paradise".

From Barron's

A person working with HPS visited the Garden City, N.Y., offices of Brahmbhatt’s companies in July and found them closed.

From The Wall Street Journal

No one answered the door at a Garden City house listed as Brahmbhatt’s residence.

From The Wall Street Journal