townsite

noun

town·​site

: the site of a town

each townsite must be selected with an eye to irrigation

—R. A. Billington

specifically : a tract of land laid out with streets and subdivided into lots for the development of a town

laid out a townsite on part of his extensive holdings

—American Guide Series: Louisiana

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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