new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period)
しんち
Noun
1.
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period), newly-opened region
2.
red-light district
3.
newly-acquired territory
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江戸時代に埋め立てられた場所は、新地として発展した。
Areas reclaimed during the Edo period developed as new residential areas.
かつての新地は、今では観光客で賑わう歴史的な街並みとなっている。
What was once a red-light district is now a historical streetscape bustling with tourists.
開拓者たちは新しい生活を求めて未開の新地へと向かった。
The pioneers headed to unexplored new lands seeking a new life.
その港町は、貿易の発展とともに新地が次々と造成された。
In that port town, new areas were successively developed with the expansion of trade.
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