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boom town

/ˈbuːm taʊn/

Traducción: Ciudad o pueblo que experimenta un crecimiento económico y demográfico repentino y rápido, generalmente debido al descubrimiento de recursos naturales como oro, petróleo o minerales.

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/ˈbuːm taʊn/B2informal
  • esCiudad o pueblo que experimenta un crecimiento económico y demográfico repentino y rápido, generalmente debido al descubrimiento de recursos naturales como oro, petróleo o minerales.

A town or settlement that experiences sudden and rapid economic and population growth, typically due to the discovery of natural resources such as gold, oil, or minerals.

  1. Rapidly growing townB2formal

    A town or city that experiences sudden and rapid economic and population growth, often due to a resource discovery or industry boom.

    esciudad en auge

    • The discovery of gold turned the small village into a boom town overnight.
    • Many boom towns in the 19th century later became ghost towns.
    • The oil rush created several boom towns in the region.