"model town" meaning in English

See model town in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: model towns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} model town (plural model towns)
  1. A town built to a high standard and intended as a model for others to imitate.
    Sense id: en-model_town-en-noun-4bPt1W1y
  2. A miniature model of a town, possibly a scale model of a real town. Related terms: model village
    Sense id: en-model_town-en-noun-RXMtNq7S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83

Inflected forms

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