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new' town"
(sometimes caps.) 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
Pronunciation: (nOO'toun", nyOO'-), [key]—
n.
a town in SW Connecticut. 19,107.
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