new townn.¹

Brit.

/ˈnjuː taʊn/, U.S.

/ˈn(j)u ˌtaʊn/

Forms: see new adj. and n. and town n. Also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: new adj., town n.

Etymology: < new adj. + town n.

1. Frequently with capital initials. (A name for) the newer, more recently developed part of certain cities and towns, typically a fairly well-defined area representing a distinguishable phase of development (which may often only be regarded as recent in comparison to the old town).

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > parts of town

panec1400

retinue1535

new town1600

town centre1836

Middletown1855

neighbourhood unit1929

1600 S. Lewkenor Disc. Forraine Cities f. 56^v The second part they name the new Towne, which is diuided from the old with a ditch of great depth & widenesse.

1696 tr. J. Dumont New Voy. Levant 219 It stands directly in the middle of the City, between the Old and New Town.

1752 G. Elliot Proposals Public Wks. Edinb. 32 In these cities, what is called the new town, consists of spacious streets and large buildings..; while the old town..is more crouded than before these late additions were made.

1824 R. Chambers Trad. Edinb. 66 The tide of gentility has rolled gradually westward and northward, leaving the south-east corner of the New Town to the business classes.

1966 P. N. Furbank Italo Svevo i. 16 The city is divided into the ‘old town’, a cluster of narrow streets and crowded tenements flanking the castle hill, and the ‘new town’ on the other side of the Corso.

2013 Northern Echo (Electronic ed.) 15 Aug. 49 The West Cliff area became known as the New Town as rows of sweeping terraces were built during the 1850s.

2. A planned urban area, often a completely new settlement; esp. one sponsored or approved by government and created in a rural or undeveloped area to absorb overspill population from a nearby large city.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > other types of town

country town1598

post town1635

Residenz1824

garden town1835

Residenzstadt1841

hometown1851

tin town1884

ghost town1894

new town1918

shopping strip1935

twin town1955

1918 (title) New towns after the war.

1946 Hansard Commons 17 Apr. 2710 New Towns Bill ‘to provide for the creation of new towns by means of development corporations, and for purposes connected therewith’ presented by Mr. Silkin.

1958 Engineering 21 Feb. 227/1 Suburban railway peak problems could be eased by more New Towns.

1970 Americana Ann. 176 The high hopes that ‘new towns’..could provide a solution to congestion, high population densities, and the erosion of public services have collapsed.

1973 Guardian 30 May 7/1 The fears of the old-towners are certainly understandable. The population has declined... Runcorn new town has been growing.

1994 Canad. Geographic May 90/2 The new towns of Rayside-Balfour, Onaping Falls..and Nickel Centre were created outside the city of Sudbury.

Compounds

C1. General attributive (in sense 2).

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1958 Spectator 8 Aug. 191/1 An immense new-town bicycle shed.

1959 Manch. Guardian 6 Aug. 4/2 The new-town voters.

1975 Guardian 20 Jan. 15 Milton Keynes..is the latest (possibly the final?) refinement of new town theory.

1996 Independent 11 Dec. i. 4/5 Several new town development corporations..have also been axed.

C2.

new town blues n. depression or anxiety caused by or associated with residence in a new town.

ΚΠ

1962 Britannica Bk. of Year 546/1 In Great Britain a topical term was New Town Blues, used to describe the dissatisfied, discontented condition of people from large cities who found the recreational amenities of the new towns inadequate.

1964 Daily Tel. 4 Feb. 14/2 The new environment, though brighter, cleaner and more commodious, is said to lack the social attraction of the old. Hence the so-called complaint of the ‘new town blues’.

2000 Times (Nexis) 8 Mar. Low density settlements..are inefficient from every standpoint; wasteful in land and energy yet lonely and impersonal, afflicted with ‘new town blues’.

Derivatives

ˈnew towner n. an inhabitant of a new town.

ΚΠ

1960 News Chron. 2 July 3/5 He was born in St. Pancras, London, and is now a Hemel Hempstead new towner.

2001 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 2 Feb. 28 The farmer who used to own the site..sold off some fields so that houses for the new-towners could be built.

ˈnew-townish adj. resembling a new town.

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1962 Harper's Bazaar Aug. 58/1 Castries, the capital..is entirely modern and rather New-Townish.

1999 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 31 Jan. c4 Four Chicago singles..go thru the standard sexual rituals of a New Townish existence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	new town
释义	new townn.¹ Brit. /ˈnjuː taʊn/, U.S. /ˈn(j)u ˌtaʊn/ Forms: see new adj. and n. and town n. Also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: new adj., town n. Etymology: < new adj. + town n. 1. Frequently with capital initials. (A name for) the newer, more recently developed part of certain cities and towns, typically a fairly well-defined area representing a distinguishable phase of development (which may often only be regarded as recent in comparison to the old town). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > parts of town panec1400 retinue1535 new town1600 town centre1836 Middletown1855 neighbourhood unit1929 1600 S. Lewkenor Disc. Forraine Cities f. 56^v The second part they name the new Towne, which is diuided from the old with a ditch of great depth & widenesse. 1696 tr. J. Dumont New Voy. Levant 219 It stands directly in the middle of the City, between the Old and New Town. 1752 G. Elliot Proposals Public Wks. Edinb. 32 In these cities, what is called the new town, consists of spacious streets and large buildings..; while the old town..is more crouded than before these late additions were made. 1824 R. Chambers Trad. Edinb. 66 The tide of gentility has rolled gradually westward and northward, leaving the south-east corner of the New Town to the business classes. 1966 P. N. Furbank Italo Svevo i. 16 The city is divided into the ‘old town’, a cluster of narrow streets and crowded tenements flanking the castle hill, and the ‘new town’ on the other side of the Corso. 2013 Northern Echo (Electronic ed.) 15 Aug. 49 The West Cliff area became known as the New Town as rows of sweeping terraces were built during the 1850s. 2. A planned urban area, often a completely new settlement; esp. one sponsored or approved by government and created in a rural or undeveloped area to absorb overspill population from a nearby large city. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > other types of town country town1598 post town1635 Residenz1824 garden town1835 Residenzstadt1841 hometown1851 tin town1884 ghost town1894 new town1918 shopping strip1935 twin town1955 1918 (title) New towns after the war. 1946 Hansard Commons 17 Apr. 2710 New Towns Bill ‘to provide for the creation of new towns by means of development corporations, and for purposes connected therewith’ presented by Mr. Silkin. 1958 Engineering 21 Feb. 227/1 Suburban railway peak problems could be eased by more New Towns. 1970 Americana Ann. 176 The high hopes that ‘new towns’..could provide a solution to congestion, high population densities, and the erosion of public services have collapsed. 1973 Guardian 30 May 7/1 The fears of the old-towners are certainly understandable. The population has declined... Runcorn new town has been growing. 1994 Canad. Geographic May 90/2 The new towns of Rayside-Balfour, Onaping Falls..and Nickel Centre were created outside the city of Sudbury. Compounds C1. General attributive (in sense 2). ΚΠ 1958 Spectator 8 Aug. 191/1 An immense new-town bicycle shed. 1959 Manch. Guardian 6 Aug. 4/2 The new-town voters. 1975 Guardian 20 Jan. 15 Milton Keynes..is the latest (possibly the final?) refinement of new town theory. 1996 Independent 11 Dec. i. 4/5 Several new town development corporations..have also been axed. C2. new town blues n. depression or anxiety caused by or associated with residence in a new town. ΚΠ 1962 Britannica Bk. of Year 546/1 In Great Britain a topical term was New Town Blues, used to describe the dissatisfied, discontented condition of people from large cities who found the recreational amenities of the new towns inadequate. 1964 Daily Tel. 4 Feb. 14/2 The new environment, though brighter, cleaner and more commodious, is said to lack the social attraction of the old. Hence the so-called complaint of the ‘new town blues’. 2000 Times (Nexis) 8 Mar. Low density settlements..are inefficient from every standpoint; wasteful in land and energy yet lonely and impersonal, afflicted with ‘new town blues’. Derivatives ˈnew towner n. an inhabitant of a new town. ΚΠ 1960 News Chron. 2 July 3/5 He was born in St. Pancras, London, and is now a Hemel Hempstead new towner. 2001 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 2 Feb. 28 The farmer who used to own the site..sold off some fields so that houses for the new-towners could be built. ˈnew-townish adj. resembling a new town. ΚΠ 1962 Harper's Bazaar Aug. 58/1 Castries, the capital..is entirely modern and rather New-Townish. 1999 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 31 Jan. c4 Four Chicago singles..go thru the standard sexual rituals of a New Townish existence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1600
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