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open town Esp.North 
n. a town not controlled by the company whose employees make up most of the residents.
See also: company town
- 1964 The owner, Pine Point Mines Ltd., agreed that this should be an open town, and consequently its layout had to make the best possible use of land for phased industrial, commercial, residential, and public uses around a single-enterprise economy.
- 1964 The owner, Pine Point Mines Ltd., agreed that this should be an open town, and consequently its layout had to make the best possible use of land for phased industrial, commercial, residential, and public uses around a single-enterprise economy.