Meanings
nounbook town (plural book towns)
plural book towns
- A town or village with many used bookstores, often visited by bibliophile tourists.
It has an appealing medieval centre and its population is enthusiastic about throwing open its doors to book-loving visitors. Bellprat is also the first book town in Catalonia (the second in Spain, after Urueña).
2018 April 26, Alex Johnson, “10 of the world’s best book towns”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Translations
Finnish kirjakylä
- kirjakyläTranslations
French village du livre
- village du livreTranslations
German Bücherdorf
- BücherdorfTranslations
Polish miejscowość z wieloma księgarniami
- miejscowość z wieloma księgarniamiTranslations
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APA
book town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20town
MLA
“book town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20town. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “book town,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20town.
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