new town

noun

1. (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

noun

1. (in Britain) a town that has been planned as a complete unit and built with government sponsorship, esp to accommodate overspill population

Word History and Origins

Origin of new town¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Reed announced plans in September to build three new towns to fulfil its target of building 1.5m homes by 2029.

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The King's views on harmony and the design of towns have also influenced thinking about creating a new generation of new towns in England.

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He will also talk about rebuilding, in a nod to Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee's postwar government's programme of new towns, which fixed the devastation wreaked by bombs as well as poverty.

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The promise of a "new generation of new towns" was included in Labour's election manifesto last year.

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The 12 new towns will be walkable and environmentally friendly, with "gentle density" such as "terraced housing and mansion blocks" rather than high-rise.

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