Meanings
nounsatellite town (plural satellite towns)
plural satellite towns
- A self-contained town, as opposed to a mere suburb, on the periphery of a metropolitan area.
Slough and Staines are just two of London's satellite towns.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 衛星都市 /卫星都市
- 衛星都市 /卫星都市 (wèixīng dūshì)self-contained town near a metropolis
Danish satellitby, drabantby
- satellitbyself-contained town near a metropolis
- drabantbyself-contained town near a metropolis
- planetbyself-contained town near a metropolis
Finnish satelliittikaupunki
- satelliittikaupunkiself-contained town near a metropolis
French ville satellite
- ville satelliteself-contained town near a metropolis
German Satellitenstadt
- Satellitenstadtself-contained town near a metropolis
Japanese 衛星都市
- 衛星都市 (eisei toshi)self-contained town near a metropolis
Norwegian Bokmål drabantby
- drabantbyself-contained town near a metropolis
Portuguese cidade satélite
- cidade satéliteself-contained town near a metropolis
Swedish drabantstad, satellitstad
- drabantstadself-contained town near a metropolis
- satellitstadself-contained town near a metropolis
Cite this entry
APA
satellite town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satellite%20town
MLA
“satellite town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satellite%20town. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “satellite town,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satellite%20town.
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