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bedroom states

bedroom states is the plural of bedroom state.

Meaning of bedroom state

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

Questions about bedroom states

What is bedroom states the plural of?
Bedroom states is the plural of bedroom state.

Words near bedroom states in the dictionary

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

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