# Cabbagetown

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, filled with semi-detached Victorian houses.
2. A neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, United States, rebuilt after the American Civil War. A National Register of Historic Places (NRHP-)listed district.
3. Alternative form of Cabbage Town.

## Etymology
From cabbage + town.
* (Toronto): From the 19th-century, when mid-century immigrants from Ireland and the Balkans started growing cabbages in their front yards.
* (Atlanta): From the post-Reconstruction Era, when late-19th-century Appalachian newcomers of Scots-Irish descent moved in, and started growing cabbages in their front yards.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cabbagetown