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

Plans for a “new town” in Kent have been sent to the government for the final decision after an intervention by the housing secretary.

From BBC

This included building a new town to replace one of the towns that was destroyed.

From BBC

The plan is for more than 10,000 new homes for 26,000 people as part of the UK’s first new town since Milton Keynes was built six decades ago.

From BBC

He is the stranger who rolls into a new town each week to help solve people’s problems.

From Los Angeles Times

A dilapidated home with missing siding and unfinished plywood construction sits across the street from new town homes built in 2023.

From Seattle Times