Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dormitory town

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: dor-mi-to-ry -town
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of bedroom community.

Example Sentences

"Whitby has grown up a lot since then. It's become a bit of a dormitory town in some ways for Teesside."

Etymology

So called because workers return to the town to go home and sleep.

Inflected Forms

dormitory towns (plural)

Synonyms

bedroom community

Questions

What does dormitory town mean?: Synonym of bedroom community.
Where does dormitory town come from?: So called because workers return to the town to go home and sleep.

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