"garden city" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: garden cities [plural]
Etymology: Coined in the 1890s by Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928). Head templates: {{en-noun}} garden city (plural garden cities)
  1. (UK, urban studies) Any of several planned, self-contained communities, surrounded by "green belts", containing proportionate areas of residences, industry and agriculture. Wikipedia link: Ebenezer Howard Tags: UK Categories (topical): Urban studies Derived forms: Letchworth Garden City, Welwyn Garden City Translations (planned city with gardens): 花園城市 (Chinese Mandarin), 花园城市 (huāyuán chéngshì) (Chinese Mandarin), puutarhakaupunki (Finnish), Gartenstadt [feminine] (German), cidade-jardim [feminine] (Portuguese), ciudad jardín [feminine] (Spanish), trädgårdsstad [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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