new town

new town
A town built to address housing shortages post World War II.

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  • New Town — may refer to: New town, a generic name for a planned city development or expansion In the United Kingdom, any of a specific set of towns created under various Acts of Parliament for population moved out of overcrowded conurbations Places… …   Wikipedia

  • New Town — Происходящий из Великобритании термин New Town (англ. новый город ) обозначает город, спланированный и построенный на базе современных функциональных точек зрения; такой город может прилегать к уже существующему поселению. Задача таких городов в… …   Википедия

  • New Town — New Town, ND U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 1367 Housing Units (2000): 512 Land area (2000): 0.672867 sq. miles (1.742718 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.672867 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • New Town, ND — U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 1367 Housing Units (2000): 512 Land area (2000): 0.672867 sq. miles (1.742718 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.672867 sq. miles (1.742718 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • new town — new towns N COUNT: oft in names A new town is a town that has been planned and built as a single project, including houses, shops, and factories, rather than one that has developed gradually. [mainly BRIT] ...Basildon New Town …   English dictionary

  • new town — new ,town noun count a town that is planned and designed and is built on land where there was not a town before …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • new town — n one of several complete towns built in Britain since 1946 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • new town — new′ town n. soc (sometimes caps.) a planned urban community that combines residential, commercial, and recreational areas • Etymology: 1915–20 …   From formal English to slang

  • new town — ► NOUN ▪ a planned urban centre created in an undeveloped or rural area …   English terms dictionary

  • new town — n. [often N T ] any of a number of comprehensively planned, often self contained, towns and cities built since WWII, often under government direction …   English World dictionary

  • New town — For places called New Town , see New Town (disambiguation). Model city redirects here. For the US urban aid program of the 1960s and 1970s see Model Cities Program. Navi Mumbai, India is the world s largest planned city. A new town is a specific… …   Wikipedia

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