Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A residential suburb or community planned so as to provide a pleasant environment with low-density housing and open public land.
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- n. Any of several planned, self-contained communities, surrounded by "greenbelts", containing proportionate areas of residences, industry and agriculture
Etymologies
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Term coined in the 1890s by Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928).
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