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Definition of a ghost town

ghost town

noun

  • a place with very few people.
                                                                        

                                                                                                                                         

    Citation from "Old Dogs", The Good Guys (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 14 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Dec 12 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 12 2010.

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