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sundown towns

sundown towns is the plural of sundown town.

Meaning of sundown town

Noun

sundown town (plural sundown towns)

  1. A place or jurisdiction that prohibits or discourages a certain class of people, typically a certain race or ethnicity, from living there or remaining there after sundown, or, in some cases, from visiting during the day.
    • Beattie is a sundown town for tramps since the fire.1946 August 8, J. D. Stosz, “Jay Dee's Column”, in The Marysville Advocate, Marysville, Kansas, via Newspapers.com, page 11

Questions about sundown towns

What is sundown towns the plural of?
Sundown towns is the plural of sundown town.

Words near sundown towns in the dictionary

  1. sundogs
  2. Sundon
  3. sundown
  4. sundown syndrome
  5. sundown town
  6. sundown towns
  7. sundowned
  8. sundowner
  9. sundowner syndrome
  10. sundowner town
  11. sundowner towns

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