A once thriving town, especially a boomtown of the American West, that has been completely abandoned.

一个曾经繁荣的城镇，尤指美国西部的一个新兴城市，现已完全被遗弃。

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Abyei was once a thriving market town.

阿卜耶伊曾是一个茁壮成长的集镇。

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Mirnaya was once a thriving garrison town with a movie theater, a kindergarten and a park.

Mirnaya曾经是个繁荣的有守卫的城镇，城里有电影剧院，幼儿园和一个公园。

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"The economic downturn has had an effect on the town and there have been other setbacks, but we want Machynlleth to be a thriving market town and tourist destination once more, " he added.

BBC: Machynlleth: Campaign to rejuvenate 'rundown' town