company town

noun

: a community that is dependent on one firm for all or most of the necessary services or functions of town life (such as employment, housing, and stores)

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Yet, it’s also become a company town predicated on rehab. —

Longreads, 13 Dec. 2024 As with the majority of buildings in Longyearbyen, guests are invited to remove their outdoor shoes in a tradition that dates back to the town’s days as a coal mining company town. —

David Nikel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 More:How Litchfield Park turned from a company town to a tourist destination Since then, Litchfield Park has retained its reputation as an affluent community. —

Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024 Kirkenes was originally a company town, built in the early nineteen-hundreds to exploit an iron-ore deposit. —

Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for company town