garden city

See also: Garden City

English

Etymology

Coined in the 1890s by Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928).

Noun

garden city (plural garden cities)

(UK, urban studies) Any of several planned, self-contained communities, surrounded by "green belts", containing proportionate areas of residences, industry and agriculture.

Derived terms

Translations

planned city with gardens

Chinese:
Mandarin: 花園城市／花园城市 (huāyuán chéngshì)
Finnish: puutarhakaupunki
German: Gartenstadt f
Portuguese: cidade-jardim f
Spanish: ciudad jardín f
Swedish: trädgårdsstad c

Further reading

garden city movement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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