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townsite

townsite noun: in former British colonies, a tract of land authorized to be developed as a town and then surveyed and marked out with streets.

Noun

townsite (plural townsites)

  1. In former British colonies, a tract of land authorized to be developed as a town and then surveyed and marked out with streets.

Proper noun capitalized: Townsite

Townsite

  1. A barangay of Maluso, Basilan, Philippines.

Forms of townsite

pluraltownsites

Origin of townsite

From town + site.

Questions about townsite

What does townsite mean?
Townsite means in former British colonies, a tract of land authorized to be developed as a town and then surveyed and marked out with streets.
What part of speech is townsite?
Townsite can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of townsite?
The plural of townsite is townsites.

Words near townsite in the dictionary

  1. Townshend
  2. township
  3. township music
  4. townships
  5. townshipwide
  6. townsite
  7. townsites
  8. townsizing
  9. Townsley
  10. Townsleys
  11. townsman

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