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bedroom community

 
 
// noun [C] (plural bedroom communities) US (UK dormitory town)

Definition

a place where many people who work in a bigger town or city live: Businesses are expanding at a roaring pace in areas that have historically been bedroom communities. The north shore has long been a bedroom community for commuters who work in New Orleans.
(Definition of bedroom community noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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