Bedroom community: meaning, definitions and examples
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bedroom community
[ ˈbɛdˌrum kəˈmjuːnɪti ]
urban planning
A residential area or suburb located near a city where most of the residents commute to work in the city.
Synonyms
commuter town, residential area, suburb
Examples of usage
- People in this bedroom community often take the train to the city for work.
- The town is considered a bedroom community because many of its residents work in the nearby city.
Translations
Translations of the word "bedroom community" in other languages:
🇵🇹 comunidade dormitório
🇮🇳 शयनकक्ष समुदाय
🇩🇪 Schlafgemeinschaft
🇮🇩 komunitas kamar tidur
🇺🇦 спальне містечко
🇵🇱 miasto sypialnia
🇯🇵 ベッドタウン
🇫🇷 ville-dortoir
🇪🇸 ciudad dormitorio
🇹🇷 uykucular topluluğu
🇰🇷 침실 커뮤니티
🇸🇦 مجتمع غرفة النوم
🇨🇿 ložnicové město
🇸🇰 spálňová komunita
🇨🇳 卧室社区
🇸🇮 spalna skupnost
🇮🇸 svefnherbergjasamfélag
🇰🇿 ұйықтайтын қоғамдастық
🇬🇪 საძინებელი საზოგადოება
🇦🇿 yataq icması
🇲🇽 comunidad dormitorio
Etymology
The term 'bedroom community' originated in the early 20th century in the United States. It was used to describe residential areas or suburbs where the majority of the population commuted to work in a nearby city, primarily to sleep, hence the term 'bedroom'. These communities typically lack significant business or industrial centers and are mainly residential in nature.