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- proper noun Any of a number of towns located in English-speaking countries.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing and education and commerce and recreation
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Examples
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The first Moore to settle in Newtown Village may have brought it as either a seed or young tree from England in about 1666. 1769
Before the Mac, Vintage Apples Anne Marie Chaker 2010
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The Hermitage, a large house in Newtown that was originally built in 1859/60 for the Armytage family, was bought by the archdiocese for £6,000, and another £6,000 spent on electric wiring, furniture, and other improvements.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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N.Y. House of the Day The two brothers who own this 33-acre estate in Newtown, Conn., grew up on the property, which their father, pilot and inventor Robert E. Fulton bought in 1946.
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The tournament will be played at Aronimink Golf Club, July 1-4, in Newtown Square, Pa.
Tiger Woods says neck injury not related to Nov. 27 car crash 2010
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You say ‘the Lib Dems were lobbying for them to be in Newtown or Llandrindod.’
Well done Williamses 2008
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They settled an area they called Newtown now Hartford.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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Biology teacher Caryn Babaian of Bucks County Community College in Newtown, Pennsylvania, uses the iconic sketch as a "multi-conceptual image" in her introductory anatomy class to illustrate three crucial anatomical concepts: rotation, transparency, and transverse section.
Boing Boing: September 24, 2006 - September 30, 2006 Archives 2006
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Then, find the best expertise you can, says Debbie O'Bray, vice chair of the nonprofit Project Management Institute in Newtown Square, Pa ..
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The park is part of the site of the battle of Newtown from the American Revolution.
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The annual Africa Day concert took place at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Johannesburg …
Global Voices in English » Africa: Most African Countries Do Not Recognise Africa Day 2009
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