Boomtown

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of boom town. alt-of, alternative

    "The mining boomtown she remembered was now a ghost town."

Synonyms

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boroughburgcityexurbmetropolismunicipality

Example

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"The mining boomtown she remembered was now a ghost town."

Etymology

From boom + town.

Related phrases

ghost town

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