company town
noun
: a community that is dependent on one firm for all or most of the necessary services or functions of town life (such as employment, housing, and stores)
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As with the majority of buildings in Longyearbyen, guests are invited to remove their outdoor shoes in a tradition that dates back to the town’s days as a coal mining company town.
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David Nikel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
More:How Litchfield Park turned from a company town to a tourist destination
Since then, Litchfield Park has retained its reputation as an affluent community.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024
Kirkenes was originally a company town, built in the early nineteen-hundreds to exploit an iron-ore deposit.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Elon Musk’s Texas company town got a private school.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 2 Aug. 2024
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David Nikel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
More:How Litchfield Park turned from a company town to a tourist destination
Since then, Litchfield Park has retained its reputation as an affluent community.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024
Kirkenes was originally a company town, built in the early nineteen-hundreds to exploit an iron-ore deposit.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Elon Musk’s Texas company town got a private school.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 2 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for company town
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“Company town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/company%20town. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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