English Explanatory Dictionary

clone town

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A town whose major shopping areas are dominated by chain stores at the expense of local diversity.

Word forms

clone town clone towns

Etymology

Coined in 2004 by the New Economics Foundation.

Related words

Starbucksification
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