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ghost town
noun
: a town that no longer has any people living in it : an abandoned town
Full Definition of GHOST TOWN
: a once-flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource
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First Known Use of GHOST TOWN
1931
Rhymes with GHOST TOWN
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GHOST TOWN Defined for Kids
ghost town
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Definition of GHOST TOWN for Kids
: a town where all the people have left
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