bedroom community
noun
: a small community that has no major industries and that is lived in by people who go to another town or city to work
They live in a bedroom community just outside of the city.
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In The Hip Suburban Hideaway of Matakana Matakana is a quaint bedroom community just 45 minutes drive north of Auckland.
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Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Don’t just move here and be a bedroom community and drive to Fort Worth.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
The borough endures as an ultra-wealthy bedroom community to New York City.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Starting in the 1980s, the area experienced population decline, disinvestment, aging housing and a steep decline in traffic, shifting from destination to bedroom community.
—Andrew King, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
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Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Don’t just move here and be a bedroom community and drive to Fort Worth.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
The borough endures as an ultra-wealthy bedroom community to New York City.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Starting in the 1980s, the area experienced population decline, disinvestment, aging housing and a steep decline in traffic, shifting from destination to bedroom community.
—Andrew King, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bedroom community
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“Bedroom community.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedroom%20community. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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