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bedroom community
(redirected from Commuter town)

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bedroom community

An area consisting primarily of commuter residences and small local establishments—grocery,laundry,limited dining,and other similar businesses catering to residents—but no large employers.Also called a dormitory town.



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Suburban sprawl started to push out the citrus groves after the end of the Second World War, and the Metrolink rail station, built in 1993 and connecting Claremont to downtown Los Angeles, has made it more of a commuter town.
Born in Brooklyn, I was raised in Middletown, New Jersey--a commuter town that lost almost 50 people on 9/II.
Outside the well-to-do mountain resorts and commuter towns in industrialized countries, the majority of mountain people are chronically undernourished, due partly to poverty and political marginalization, FAQ said.
 
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