dormitory suburb
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dormitory suburb
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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These days it is a dormitory suburb of Glasgow and the air is clear but a century ago the town was ablaze with heavy industry.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023
The town, built in the late 1960s as a dormitory suburb for electricity workers, had wide streets and a slender, anodised statue rising 30 metres out of the ground.
From The Guardian • May 24, 2019
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