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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The bedroom community of four-lane roads and strip malls was finally getting its downtown. — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026 White said that together, his bedroom community will survive. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 New York — Oviedo, a bedroom community outside Orlando, has been trying to build a new police station for a decade. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 Even though Walnut Creek was still considered a bedroom community in the 1970s, its downtown had some edge. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 June 2026 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 9 Jul. 2026.

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