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Levittown

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[lev-it-toun] / ˈlɛv ɪtˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.


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That division was clear when AFP visited Levittown, a blue-collar area on the outskirts of Philadelphia lined with car dealerships and auto repair shops.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

That method worked well at Levittown, with its identical houses on identical parcels, and continues to serve the nation’s large homebuilders, who might offer a handful of prototypes in each development.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2025

Greenberg captures the postwar ethos in a single line when one of the sister’s explains to a visitor that her family lives “in Levittown for the time being, but later on, you never know.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

The police said the man was found in the bathroom of the home, in Levittown, about 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Like every boy I knew in Levittown, I knew how to do manual labor.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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