sundown town

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A place or jurisdiction that prohibits or discourages a certain class of people, typically a certain race or ethnicity, from living there or remaining there after sundown, or, in some cases, from visiting during the day.
    — Beattie is a sundown town for tramps since the fire.

词形变化

sundown towns plural

词源

After signs posted at town entrances warning that “colored people” (among other terms) were required to leave town by sundown.
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