new town

American

noun

(sometimes initial capital letters) 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.

new town British

noun

(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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Etymology

Origin of new town

First recorded in 1915–20

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new town

In 2025, SpaceX incorporated its campus into a new town called Starbase, Texas, complete with a city commission and a mayor who works as an executive at SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Nearby, a new town of 6.2 square kilometres is under construction, "three times the size of Monaco", according to the site's owners, Lamda Development.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

A largely residential parcel of the base, Parcel A, was turned over to San Francisco and has been redeveloped with new town houses and condos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

He’s just moved to a new town for a job and has been working doubles at the factory for weeks on end.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2025

On Monday I've got to go to a new school in a new town and be the New Kid Whose Parents by the way Are Getting Divorced.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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