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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvillaggio operaio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vil-lad-jo o-pe-ra-io
"Il vecchio villaggio operaio è ora diventato un sito storico."
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A town in which almost all employment, housing, and stores are owned by a single company, typically a large industrial employer such as a mine or mill.
"The miners lived in a remote company town where the corporation controlled every aspect of daily life."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late 19th-century industrial practice where a single company owned all the housing, stores, and resources in a town populated almost entirely by its workers.
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cité ouvrière
Transliteration: site oo-vryer
"Les mineurs dépendaient entièrement de la cité ouvrière pour leur logement."
Arbeiterkolonie
Transliteration: ar-by-ter-ko-lo-ny
"Die Fabrik baute eine eigene Arbeiterkolonie für ihre Angestellten."
villaggio operaio
Transliteration: vil-lad-jo o-pe-ra-io
"Il vecchio villaggio operaio è ora diventato un sito storico."
pueblo minero
Transliteration: pweh-blo mi-ne-ro
"La vida en aquel pueblo minero era muy dura para las familias."
vila operária
Transliteration: vee-luh o-pe-rah-ee-uh
"A empresa controlava todos os comércios da vila operária."
कंपनी टाउन
Transliteration: kampani taun
"यह एक छोटा कंपनी टाउन था जहाँ सभी लोग एक ही कारखाने में काम करते थे।"
公司小镇
Transliteration: gōng sī xiǎo zhèn
"这家矿业公司在该地区建立了一个配套完善的公司小镇。"
기업도시
Transliteration: gi-eop-do-si
"그 광산촌은 전형적인 기업도시의 모습을 보여주고 있습니다."
企業城下町
Transliteration: kigyou jōkamachi
"その町は製鉄所に依存する典型的な企業城下町です。"
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