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paper town en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A nonexistent town included on a map in order to identify cases of plagiarism by others.
  2. (US) Synonym of paper township.
    • Numerous “paper towns” were created often in an effort to block impending municipal annexation advances by existing municipalities. 2018, Russell M. Smith, Municipal Incorporation Activity in the United States: Patterns, People and Procedures, Springer, →ISBN, page 31:

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paper towns Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

copyright trap

Relateds

trap street

Synonyms

phantom settlement · paper township