English Explanatory Dictionary

garden city

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several planned, self-contained communities, surrounded by "green belts", containing proportionate areas of residences, industry, and agriculture.
name
  1. A residential area of Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  2. A neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  3. A village in Flintshire, Wales, north of the River Dee (OS grid ref SJ3269).
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. A town in Blount County and Cullman County, Alabama.
  6. A statutory town in Weld County, Colorado.
  7. A city in Chatham County, Georgia.
  8. A city in Ada County, Idaho.
  9. An unincorporated community in Bartholomew County, Indiana.
  10. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hardin County, Iowa.
  11. A city, the county seat of Finney County, Kansas.
  12. A city in Wayne County, Michigan.

Word forms

garden city garden cities

Etymology

Coined in the 1890s by Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928).

Derived words

Letchworth Garden City Welwyn Garden City
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