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dormitory townRural settlement that has a high proportion of commuters in its population. The original population may have been displaced by these commuters and the settlements enlarged by housing estates. Dormitory towns have increased in the UK since 1960 as a result of counter-urbanization. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Suburban sprawl started to push out the citrus groves after the end of the Second World War, and the Metrolink rail station, built in 1993 and connecting Claremont to downtown Los Angeles, has made it more of a commuter town. Born in Brooklyn, I was raised in Middletown, New Jersey--a commuter town that lost almost 50 people on 9/II. Outside the well-to-do mountain resorts and commuter towns in industrialized countries, the majority of mountain people are chronically undernourished, due partly to poverty and political marginalization, FAQ said. |
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Commuter town
