ghost town
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈɡəʊst taʊn/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈɡoʊst taʊn/
Noun

ghost town (plural ghost towns)

  1. A town which has become deserted#Adjective|deserted, usually due to failing#Adjective|failing economic activity, especially one that still has substantial visible remains.
  2. (figuratively) Anything that has been desert#Verb|deserted or abandon#Verb|abandoned, or has been empty#Adjective|empty all along.
Related terms Translations
  • French: ville fantôme
  • German: Geisterstadt, Geisterdorf, Geistersiedlung, Geisterort, Ghosttown
  • Italian: città fantasma
  • Portuguese: cidade fantasma
  • Russian: го́род-при́зрак
  • Spanish: despoblado, pueblo fantasma, ciudad fantasma



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