Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clone town

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: clone -town
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

British usage

Etymology

Coined in 2004 by the New Economics Foundation.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

clone towns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Starbucksification

Questions

What does clone town mean?: A town whose major shopping areas are dominated by chain stores at the expense of local diversity.
Where does clone town come from?: Coined in 2004 by the New Economics Foundation.

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