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noun
A place or jurisdiction that prohibits or discourages a certain class of people, typically a certain race or ethnicity, from living there or remaining there after sundown, or, in some cases, from visiting during the day.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: sunset town, gray town, sundowner town
Antonyms: none provided
History
After signs posted at town entrances warning that “colored people” (among other terms) were required to leave town by sundown.
Across languages
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