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Encyclopedia: Dormitory (1452 words) |
 | Dormitories on JMU's west campus are named for significant individuals, while those on the east campus are named for natural features in Virginia. |
| In the U.S., dormitories are most often segregated by gender, with men living in one group of rooms, and women in another. |
| The largest dormitory on the eastern half of the United States is Clara Dickson Hall at Cornell University. |
| Bedroom community - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (271 words) |
| A bedroom community, dormitory town, or commuter town is a town or city that is primarily residential in character, with most of its residents commuting to a nearby town or city to earn their livelihood. |
| The distinction between a suburb and a bedroom community is not always clear, but as a general rule suburbs are developed in areas adjacent to main employment centers, whereas bedroom communities once were autonomous places that over time attracted a predominance of commuters. |
| The number of dormitory towns has increased in the UK since the 1960s because of a trend for people to move out of the cities into the surrounding green belt. |
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