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San Francisco can no longer afford to be a city divided between downtown and neighborhoods, with a downtown that becomes a ghost town when workers go home for the evening.
Gavin Newsom

Meaning of "ghost town" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GHOST TOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GHOST TOWN

noun
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Ghost town is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GHOST TOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ghost town

Ghost town

A ghost town is an abandoned village, town or city, usually one which contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters. The term can sometimes refer to cities, towns, and neighborhoods which are still populated, but significantly less so than in years past; for example those affected by high levels of unemployment and dereliction. Some ghost towns, especially those that preserve period-specific architecture, have become tourist attractions. Some examples are Bannack, Montana; Calico, California; Centralia, Pennsylvania; and Oatman, Arizona in the United States; Barkerville, British Columbia in Canada; Craco in Italy; Elizabeth Bay and Kolmanskop in Namibia; and Pripyat in Ukraine. Visiting, writing about, and photographing ghost towns is a minor industry. A recent modern-day example is Ōkuma, Fukushima, which was abandoned due to the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami incident. There is a ghost town that is an incumbent de jure capital: Plymouth in Montserrat.

Definition of ghost town in the English dictionary

The definition of ghost town in the dictionary is a deserted town, esp one in the western US that was formerly a boom town.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GHOST TOWN

ghost car
ghost dance
ghost edition
ghost estate
ghost fishing
ghost gum
ghost image
ghost moth
ghost prisoner
ghost story
ghost train
ghost word
ghost writer
ghostlier
ghostliest
ghostlike
ghostliness
ghostly
ghostwrite
ghostwriting

WORDS THAT END LIKE GHOST TOWN

boom town
chief town
commuter town
company town
county town
downtown
garrison town
go to town
hick town
home town
man about town
market town
new town
on the town
one-horse town
post town
resort town
shanty town
small town
spa town
twin town

Synonyms and antonyms of ghost town in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ghost town» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GHOST TOWN

Find out the translation of ghost town to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ghost town from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ghost town» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鬼城
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pueblo fantasma
570 millions of speakers

English

ghost town
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भूत शहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مدينة أشباح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

город-призрак
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cidade fantasma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভূতের শহর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ville fantôme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bandar hantu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geisterstadt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴーストタウン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유령 도시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kota hantu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xóm ma quỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேய் நகரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भूत नगरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hayalet kasaba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

città fantasma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

duch miasta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

місто - привид
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oraș-fantomă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόλη-φάντασμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spookdorp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spökstad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spøkelsesby
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ghost town

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GHOST TOWN»

The term «ghost town» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.308 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GHOST TOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ghost town

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2 QUOTES WITH «GHOST TOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ghost town.
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Simon Mainwaring
The advent of Google+ and the emergence of the personalized web means this is more true than ever. Brands, and their advertising partners, must wake up to this challenge and define themselves with clarity, consistency and authenticity. Otherwise they just might find themselves shouting in a ghost town.
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Gavin Newsom
San Francisco can no longer afford to be a city divided between downtown and neighborhoods, with a downtown that becomes a ghost town when workers go home for the evening.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GHOST TOWN»

Discover the use of ghost town in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ghost town and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ghost Towns of the West
A verbal and visual exploration of the West's ghost towns.
Lambert Florin, 1971
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Ghost Town
Hot on the trail of his former partners in crime, Bryce Lamont wants a share of the loot that got them rich and put him in prison.
Edward Gorman, 2002
3
Ghost Town: A Novel
A Western town takes on a life of its own when a stranger rides in and is drawn into a series of brawls, gunfights, and train robberies while becoming entangled with a saloon singer and a schoolmistress, with whom he falls in love.
Robert Coover, 1998
4
Ghost Towns of the American West
As Raymond Bial’s narrative explores the history of our ghost towns, his well-composed photo-graphs silently tell their stories: of bustling, muddy streets, of large mercantile stores, and, ultimately, of short-lived dreams of gold, ...
Raymond Bial, 2001
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Ghost Town
The TAPS investigation team attends a professional conference in a paranormally charged town, where they confront a murderous ghost and her human servant who are plotting to destroy the entire community.
Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson, 2012
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Ghost Town: The Morganville Vampires
While developing a new system to maintain the town's defenses, genius student Claire Danvers discovers a way to use the vampires' powers to keep outsiders from spreading news of Morganville's "unique" situation.
Rachel Caine, 2010
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Ghost Town
Hiding her psychic abilities in hopes of living a normal life, 12-year-old Sara finds her circumstances complicated by her family's relocation to a paranormally active Jersey Shore town where she is pursued by a ghost in desperate need of ...
Phoebe Rivers, 2012
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Ghost Town: Seven Ghostly Stories
There are voices, whispering stories--are they real or imagined? Stories like the one about the Lost Mine in Maiden, Texas, or the Bad Man from Bodie, California, who's still searching for his lost finger. . . . From the Hardcover edition.
Joan Lowery Nixon, 2008
9
Ghost Towns of Oklahoma
Lists 130 ghost towns in alphabetical order and includes descriptions of each.
John Wesley Morris, 1977
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Ghost Towns of the Colorado Rockies
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This book features information and travel directions for sixty of Colorado's ghost towns and mining camps.
Robert L. Brown, 1968

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GHOST TOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ghost town is used in the context of the following news items.
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Crews fight blaze in 'Ghost Town'
Workers joke the community is now a "ghost town," save for the firefighters coming in and out of the school to get more food or water. "It's so dry ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
2
'Ghost Town (1988)' DVD Review
Deputy Langley (Frank Luz) is looking for a missing heiress. The trail leads to an old ghost town. Langley searches the town knowing that she ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
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Photos: This Tiny Desert Ghost Town Serves Beer, Banana Splits …
There's a little ghost town in the Mojave that you can get to if you drive down a desolate road through the desert. And unlike most ghost towns, ... «LAist, Jul 15»
4
The Life of a Song: 'Ghost Town'
A couple of months ago, Adam Lambert and Madonna both issued singles called “Ghost Town” — his, in his words, an “existential dance goth ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
China buyers raise ghost town fears
About 4000 new homes bought by China-based investors over the past two years lie mostly empty, with owners only occasionally visiting, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
6
Bimbilla a ghost town; death toll rises to 12
Bimbilla is now a ghost town, according to reports with frightened residents fleeing to the regional capital Tamale. Others are heading down ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
7
Lakshmi Menon goes from College to Ghost Town
The ghost fever has gripped Kollywood for the past couple of years and most of the leading heroes and heroines are eager to do such a film to ... «IndiaGlitz.com, Jul 15»
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Adam Lambert's 'Ghost Town' Remix Available for Free Download …
Download your free copy of Adam Lambert "Ghost Town (Tritonal Remix)" here. Tickets to the Untouchable Tour in a city near you are available ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Microsoft Job Cuts Turn Finnish City into “Ghost Town
Microsoft is firing 7,800 workers from its Phone Hardware unit, but in addition to the thousands of people impacted in the United States, many ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»
10
Ghost Town in the Sky Won't Open This Year
The owner of Ghost Town in the Sky had hoped to open July 2. That got pushed back to July 15. Now Alaska Presley says she's been unable to ... «WLOS, Jul 15»

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