ghost town

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gohst toun]
- /goʊst taʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gohst toun]
- /goʊst taʊn/

Definitions of ghost town words

noun ghost town a town permanently abandoned by its inhabitants, as because of a business decline or because a nearby mine has been worked out. 1
countable noun ghost town A ghost town is a town which used to be busy and wealthy but is now poor and deserted. 0
noun ghost town a deserted town, esp one in the western US that was formerly a boom town 0
noun ghost town the remains of a deserted town, permanently abandoned esp. for economic reasons 0

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Origin of ghost town

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Ghost town

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ghost town popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ghost town usage trend in Literature

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