Levittown

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proper noun

Any of several large suburban housing developments created in the United States by William J. Levitt and his company Levitt & Sons, for returning veterans after World War II.

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Meanings

proper nounLevittown (countable and uncountable, plural Levittowns)

plural Levittowns

  1. countableuncountableAny of several large suburban housing developments created in the United States by William J. Levitt and his company Levitt & Sons, for returning veterans after World War II.
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.

Origin

Blend of Levitt + town.

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APA

Levittown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Levittown

MLA

“Levittown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Levittown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Levittown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Levittown.

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