new town

American  

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.

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new town British  

noun

1. (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

Example Sentences

My father loved to travel and explore new towns, national parks and monuments.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the past 50 years she has lived in Cergy, one of five "new towns" built around Paris, where she moved with her then husband and children.

From BBC

Five of the new towns are in Aberdeenshire, with four in Fife, and three in each of Angus, Highland, and the Borders, with the rest spread across the country.

From BBC

It’s a new career in a new town.

From Los Angeles Times

TfL is also looking to take over the Great Northern Rail line that runs through Crews Hill in Enfield - another of the areas announced as a site for one of the government's new towns.

From BBC