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book town

book town noun: a town or village with many used bookstores, often visited by bibliophile tourists.

Noun

book town (plural book towns)

  1. A town or village with many used bookstores, often visited by bibliophile tourists.
    • It has an appealing medieval centre and its population is enthusiastic about throwing open its doors to book-loving visitors. Bellprat is also the first book town in Catalonia (the second in Spain, after Urueña).2018 April 26, Alex Johnson, “10 of the world’s best book towns”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of book town

pluralbook towns

Questions about book town

What does book town mean?
Book town means a town or village with many used bookstores, often visited by bibliophile tourists.
What part of speech is book town?
Book town is a noun.
What is the plural of book town?
The plural of book town is book towns.

Words near book town in the dictionary

  1. book talks
  2. book token
  3. book tokens
  4. book tour
  5. book tours
  6. book town
  7. book towns
  8. book trade
  9. book trades
  10. book trough
  11. book troughs

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