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garden city

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
gar-den c-i-ty
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several planned, self-contained communities, surrounded by "green belts", containing proportionate areas of residences, industry, and agriculture.

British usage

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A residential area of Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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A neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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A village in Flintshire, Wales, north of the River Dee (OS grid ref SJ3269).

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Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

garden cities (plural)

Phrases

Letchworth Garden City Welwyn Garden City

Questions

What does garden city mean?
Any of several planned, self-contained communities, surrounded by "green belts", containing proportionate areas of residences, industry, and agriculture.
Where does garden city come from?
Coined in the 1890s by Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928).

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