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COMMUTER TOWN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Development
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dormitory town
1, record 1, English, dormitory%20town
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dormitory-town 2, record 1, English, dormitory%2Dtown
correct
- dormitory suburb 3, record 1, English, dormitory%20suburb
correct
- dormitory 3, record 1, English, dormitory
correct
- bedroom community 4, record 1, English, bedroom%20community
correct
- bedroom suburb 3, record 1, English, bedroom%20suburb
correct
- bedroom town 5, record 1, English, bedroom%20town
correct
- dormitory city 6, record 1, English, dormitory%20city
- bedroom city 7, record 1, English, bedroom%20city
- commuter town 8, record 1, English, commuter%20town
- dormitory area 9, record 1, English, dormitory%20area
- dormitory community 10, record 1, English, dormitory%20community
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A town that is predominantly residential, having few if any nonresidential services and facilities, and that serves as a residential area for an adjoining or nearby municipality or metropolitan area. 4, record 1, English, - dormitory%20town
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
About 1963, when the population reaches the number of 1.160.000 inhabitants, that important growth gives rise to marginal areas placed in the interstices of the legal city. On the other hand, it can be observed an explosive growth of housing states beyond the administrative limits of the city, becoming all together, a dense dormitory town. 11, record 1, English, - dormitory%20town
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... The so-called Turkish model, which means that Sillamäe will be a dormitory-town for people working in oil-shale mines and other enterprises in the neighbourhood. 2, record 1, English, - dormitory%20town
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Développement urbain
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cité-dortoir
1, record 1, French, cit%C3%A9%2Ddortoir
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ville-dortoir 2, record 1, French, ville%2Ddortoir
correct, feminine noun
- ville dortoir 3, record 1, French, ville%20dortoir
correct, feminine noun
- banlieue-dortoir 4, record 1, French, banlieue%2Ddortoir
correct, feminine noun
- faubourg-dortoir 5, record 1, French, faubourg%2Ddortoir
correct, masculine noun
- cité dortoir 6, record 1, French, cit%C3%A9%20dortoir
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agglomération suburbaine dont les habitants ont leurs occupations dans la grande ville voisine, et ne se trouvent chez-eux qu'en soirée et en fin de semaine. 2, record 1, French, - cit%C3%A9%2Ddortoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des cités-dortoirs, des villes-dortoirs, etc. 7, record 1, French, - cit%C3%A9%2Ddortoir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ordenación urbana
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciudad dormitorio
1, record 1, Spanish, ciudad%20dormitorio
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Núcleo urbano próximo a una gran ciudad, en la que desarrollan su trabajo los habitantes de ese núcleo urbano, al que regresan diariamente casi exclusivamente para el descanso. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ciudad%20dormitorio
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