Meaning & use

Parkette

noun·Everyday

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A small, often triangular or narrow park or green space, typically found in an urban neighborhood.

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The city converted the empty lot into a small parkette with benches and trees.

Children played on the swings in the local parkette after school.

A note on using this word

Especially common in Canadian English, particularly in cities like Toronto, to describe small municipal green spaces.

Words with a similar meaning

mini-parkpocket park

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