boom town

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A community that experiences sudden and rapid growth
A boom town is a town which has rapidly become very rich and full of people, usually because industry or business has developed there. Brisbane has become the boom town for Australian film and television. a town or city that suddenly becomes very successful because there is a lot of new industry
a town enjoying sudden prosperity
boomtown
A town that experienced (or is experiencing) a period of rapid growth due to some temporary activity

The mining boomtown she remembered, was now a ghost town.

boomtown
{i} town enjoying an increase in prosperity and population
boom town

    Hyphenation

    boom Town

    Turkish pronunciation

    bum taun

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbo͞om ˈtoun/ /ˈbuːm ˈtaʊn/

    Etymology

    [ 'büm ] (verb.) 15th century. imitative.
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