company town
noun/ˈkʌmpəni taʊn/
/ˈkʌmpəni taʊn/
(especially North American English)- a town or city where most of the people work for one company, which supports the whole economy of the area
- Dearborn is a company town, home for over a century to Ford Motor Co.
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