darktown

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noun

An African-American area of a city, especially in the American South.

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Meanings

noundarktown (plural darktowns)

plural darktowns

  1. USdatedAn African-American area of a city, especially in the American South.

    But I get such strong impressions of your hey day / Looking up and down old Beale Street / Ghosts of the darktown society / Come right out of the bricks at me

    1976, Joni Mitchell, “Furry Sings The Blues”, in Hejira

Origin

From dark + town.

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APA

darktown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darktown

MLA

“darktown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darktown. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “darktown,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darktown.

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