dormitory town
noun/ˈdɔːmətri taʊn/
/ˈdɔːrmətɔːri taʊn/
(British English) (North American English bedroom community, bedroom suburb)
- a town that people live in and from where they travel to work in a bigger town or city
- Recently people have moved from the city centres to suburbs or dormitory towns.
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