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Ghost town

//ˈɡəʊst taʊn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A town which has become deserted, usually due to failing economic activity, especially one that still has substantial visible remains.

    "Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Jueger, pioneers of Grays Harbor City, and sole inhabitants of the "ghost town"."

  2. 2
    a deserted settlement (especially in western United States) wordnet
  3. 3
    Anything that has been deserted or abandoned, or has been empty all along. figuratively

    "It was the Friday evening before Christmas and ASU was a ghost town. Most everyone had left for the holiday several days earlier, including all of Professor Brinkerman's students."

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