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transition town

transition town noun: a town in the British and Ireland that is a member of the Transition Towns movement and is striving to develop a higher standard of living and an environmentally friendly future.

Noun

transition town (plural transition towns)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A town in the British and Ireland that is a member of the Transition Towns movement and is striving to develop a higher standard of living and an environmentally friendly future.

Forms of transition town

pluraltransition towns

Origin of transition town

Compound of transition + town.

Questions about transition town

What does transition town mean?
Transition town means a town in the British and Ireland that is a member of the Transition Towns movement and is striving to develop a higher standard of living and an environmentally friendly future.
What part of speech is transition town?
Transition town is a noun.
What is the plural of transition town?
The plural of transition town is transition towns.

Words near transition town in the dictionary

  1. transition technology
  2. transition temperature
  3. transition temperatures
  4. transition time
  5. transition times
  6. transition town
  7. transition towns
  8. transition year
  9. transition years
  10. transition zone
  11. transition zones

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