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bedroom state

bedroom state noun: a U.S. state from which many residents commute across state lines to work in neighboring states with large cities.

Noun

bedroom state (plural bedroom states)

  1. (US) A U.S. state from which many residents commute across state lines to work in neighboring states with large cities.
    • […]business executives from New York and Philadelphia make New Jersey a bedroom state.1963, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Organized Crime and Illicit Traffic in Narcotics: Part 1, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 327

Forms of bedroom state

pluralbedroom states

Questions about bedroom state

What does bedroom state mean?
Bedroom state means a U.S. state from which many residents commute across state lines to work in neighboring states with large cities.
What part of speech is bedroom state?
Bedroom state is a noun.
What is the plural of bedroom state?
The plural of bedroom state is bedroom states.

Words near bedroom state in the dictionary

  1. bedroom nation
  2. bedroom nations
  3. bedroom pop
  4. bedroom set
  5. bedroom sets
  6. bedroom state
  7. bedroom states
  8. bedroom suburb
  9. bedroom suburbs
  10. bedroom suite
  11. bedroom suites

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