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clone town

clone town noun: a town whose major shopping areas are dominated by chain stores at the expense of local diversity.

Noun

clone town (plural clone towns)

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

Forms of clone town

pluralclone towns

Origin of clone town

Coined in 2004 by the New Economics Foundation.

Questions about clone town

What does clone town mean?
Clone town means a town whose major shopping areas are dominated by chain stores at the expense of local diversity.
What part of speech is clone town?
Clone town is a noun.
What is the plural of clone town?
The plural of clone town is clone towns.

Words near clone town in the dictionary

  1. Clonch
  2. Clonches
  3. Cloncurry
  4. Clondalkin
  5. clone
  6. clone town
  7. clone towns
  8. cloneable
  9. cloned
  10. cloneless
  11. clonelike

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