bedroom community en · NOUN
Meanings
- (qualifier:urban studies) A suburban, exurban, or urban community that is primarily or exclusively residential, as due to zoning, from which most of the workforce commutes out to earn their livelihood; often a suburb of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bedroom communities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
commuter town · dormitory town · bedroom suburb · bedtown · bedroom town
Translations (20)
fi nukkumalähiö (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · de Trabantenstadt (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · ja ベッドタウン (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · nb sovekommune (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · ko 베드타운 (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · cs satelitní obec (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · nb bokommune (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · cs satelitní město (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · es ciudad dormitorio (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · fr village-dortoir (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · ru спа́льный райо́н (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · fr ville-dortoir (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · pt cidade-dormitório (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · de Trabantensiedlung (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · fr cité-dortoir (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · nb drabantkommune (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · nl slaapstad (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · de Schlafstadt (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · cmn 睡城 (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis) · pl miasto-sypialnia (residential urban community of a nearby metropolis)