"paper town" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paper towns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} paper town (plural paper towns)
  1. (cartography) A nonexistent town included on a map in order to identify cases of plagiarism by others. Categories (topical): Cartography Synonyms: phantom settlement
    Sense id: en-paper_town-en-noun-LmwbKLZP Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences
  2. (US) Synonym of paper township; a town that exists in name only. Tags: US Synonyms: paper township [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-paper_town-en-noun-fz~tE1Il Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trap street

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