ゴーストタウンalso: ゴースト・タウンゴーストタウンCommon wordMeanings1nounghost townRefers to an abandoned town, often used in the context of mining towns or disaster areas. The English loanword is used directly.その村むらは過か疎そ化かでゴーストタウンになってしまった。The village became a ghost town due to depopulation.