mill town

collocation in English

meaningsofmillandtown

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mill
noun[C]
uk
/mɪl/us
/mɪl/
a building where grain is crushed ...
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town
noun
uk
/taʊn/us
/taʊn/
a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than ...
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(Definition ofmillandtownfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Manchester was never amilltownnor was cotton ever the overwhelming employer.
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Here, the context of political dominance ofmilltownadministration by managers must always be kept in mind.
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Paisley was amilltown, where some 10,000 women were employed in the manufacture of thread.
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Small industry grew within the town, with the town being considered more of amilltownby 1840.
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By 1908, amilltownof 20 houses, a store, post office, hospital, office block, barber shop, and pool hall had grown around the mill.
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Cohoes became amilltown, and to an extent a company town.
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The town began life as a cottonmilltown.
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The nature of the closeness of the houses in thismilltownextend to the closeness of the community.
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At its zenith, it was the most productive cotton spinningmilltownin the world.
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The developingmilltownalso had granite quarries and brickyards, in addition to lumber and grain mills.
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It is a preservedmilltownsurrounded by karri forests.
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As with college town, resort town, andmilltown, the term "commuter town" describes the place's predominant economic function.
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A textilemilltownalmost from the start, at its peak it boasted seven busy woolen mills.
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There is a heritage trail around the oldmilltownand conservation area.
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Tours of themilltownare available three times a day.
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In the 19th century, the smallmilltownhad factories which produced carriages, window sash, window blinds, doors and coffins.
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Tangowahine was amilltownfor the kahikatea and kauri timber trade.
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Once amilltownwith a population of around 800, the town flooded in 1940 and was subsequently abandoned.
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