ghost town

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Synonyms: ghosttown, post town, ghost towns, hot town

Antonyms: ghosttown, post town, ghost towns, hot town

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Noun

1. A [[town]] which has become [[deserted#Adjective|deserted]], usually due to [[failing#Adjective|failing]] [[economic]] [[activity]], especially one that still has [[substantial]] [[visible]] [[remains]].
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Anything that has been [[desert#Verb|deserted]] or [[abandon#Verb|abandoned]], or has been [[empty#Adjective|empty]] all along.

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