"book town" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: book towns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} book town (plural book towns)
  1. A town or village with many used bookstores, often visited by bibliophile tourists. Categories (topical): Books Translations (Translations): kirjakylä (Finnish), village du livre [masculine] (French), Bücherdorf [neuter] (German), miejscowość z wieloma księgarniami [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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