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satellite town

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A self-contained town, as opposed to a mere suburb, on the periphery of a metropolitan area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Slough and Staines are just two of London's satellite towns.

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 衛星都市 /卫星都市 (wèixīng dūshì) — self-contained town near a metropolis
  • Danish: satellitby — self-contained town near a metropolis
  • Danish: drabantby — self-contained town near a metropolis
  • Danish: planetby — self-contained town near a metropolis
  • Finnish: satelliittikaupunki — self-contained town near a metropolis
  • French: ville satellite — self-contained town near a metropolis
  • German: Satellitenstadt — self-contained town near a metropolis
  • Japanese: 衛星都市 (eisei toshi) — self-contained town near a metropolis
  • Norwegian Bokmål: drabantby — self-contained town near a metropolis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: drabantby — self-contained town near a metropolis
  • Portuguese: cidade satélite — self-contained town near a metropolis
  • Swedish: drabantstad — self-contained town near a metropolis
  • Swedish: satellitstad — self-contained town near a metropolis