commuter belt

  • 1commuter belt — commuter belts N COUNT A commuter belt is the area surrounding a large city, where many people who work in the city live. ...people who live in the commuter belt around the capital. ...a commuter belt town …

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  • 2commuter belt — UK US noun [C] mainly UK ► an area around a city where many people who work in the city live: »In the London commuter belt, house prices rose by up to 13.6% …

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  • 3commuter belt — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms commuter belt : singular commuter belt plural commuter belts British an area surrounding a large city where many people who work in that city live …

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  • 4Commuter Belt — Aire urbaine de Londres L aire urbaine de Londres (en anglais London metropolitan area[1] ou Southeast metropolitan area [2] ou encore London commuter belt) désigne l aire urbaine située autour du Grand Londres pour laquelle il existe un réseau… …

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  • 5commuter belt — com muter .belt n BrE an area around a large city, from which many people travel to work every day …

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  • 6commuter belt — /kəˈmjutə bɛlt/ (say kuh myoohtuh belt) noun the area around a city from which workers commute …

  • 7commuter belt — a suburban region housing many people who commute to a nearby city in which they work. [1960 65] * * * …

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  • 8commuter belt — noun A zone surrounding a metropolitan area or city from which commuters travel to the area or city to work …

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  • 9commuter belt — noun (C) an area around a large city from which many people travel to work every day …

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  • 10commuter belt — a suburban region housing many people who commute to a nearby city in which they work. [1960 65] …

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