noun
A katakana word for 'town,' with a modern, foreign, commercial, or name-like feel. In everyday Japanese, 町 or 街 is often the more neutral native word.
郊外のニュータウンに引っ越した。
We moved to a new town in the suburbs.
そのリゾートタウンは夏になると観光客でにぎわう。
That resort town gets crowded with tourists in summer.