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Colonial cities

Scope note

Designates cities built in territories where no urban settlements existed before, generally created following an overall plan, and often established by an urban culture for purposes of local administration. JOHNUG

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008485

Term used for

cities, colonial

Equivalent Terms used

colonial city

Created

13yrs ago

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