Levittown
Proper noun
Meaning
Levittown (plural Levittowns)
Any of several large suburban housing developments created in the United States by William J. Levitt and his company Levitt & Sons, for returning veterans after World War II.
Examples
I always thought of Levittown as a joke.
My father firmly embraced the Ralph Kramden philosophy: he was king of his Levittown castle. He worked hard, and his family deferred to his wishes. Except me. I did not defer and was disciplined accordingly.
It’s Sarasota’s own tiny version of Levittown.
Last week “Inky,” an indoor cat, went missing while his Levittown family was out of state on vacation and relatives were pet-sitting.
Paul Drab, 26, and Juliana Pantaleone, 31, both of Levittown, were also arrested.
Levittown became noted as a suburb, where house construction was simplified to be produced on a large scale.