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paper towns

paper towns is the plural of paper town.

Meaning of paper town

Noun

paper town (plural paper towns)

  1. A nonexistent town included on a map in order to identify cases of plagiarism by others.
  2. (US) Synonym of paper township.
    • Numerous “paper towns” were created often in an effort to block impending municipal annexation advances by existing municipalities.2018, Russell M. Smith, Municipal Incorporation Activity in the United States: Patterns, People and Procedures, Springer, →ISBN, page 31
    Synonyms:
    paper township

Questions about paper towns

What is paper towns the plural of?
Paper towns is the plural of paper town.

Words near paper towns in the dictionary

  1. paper tigers
  2. paper towel
  3. paper toweling
  4. paper towels
  5. paper town
  6. paper towns
  7. paper township
  8. paper townships
  9. paper trade
  10. paper traded
  11. paper trader

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