exurb

[ ek-serb, eg-zerb ]

noun

1. a small, usually prosperous, community situated beyond the suburbs of a city.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exurb¹

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; ex- ¹ + (sub)urb

Example Sentences

Torres says a model he works with indicates that more than 200 people are infected with the variant just in his wastewater collection region, an exurb of 77,500 people.

From MIT Technology Review

The NAHB Home Building Geographic Index indicates construction of single-family and multifamily housing was growing significantly faster in the suburbs and exurbs, particularly in medium-sized cities.

From Washington Post

Republicans also failed to expand support in the deep red exurbs where they lost some ground but won handily in November.

From Washington Post

The suburbs and exurbs of both, which have doubled in size since 2000, padded the GOP’s numbers, putting Texas far out of Democrats’ reach.

From Washington Post

This strategy of going out to the exurbs and engaging men by using a car was pretty good thinking because it apparently worked.

From Voice of San Diego

Economically speaking, the Commonwealth of Virginia is rapidly becoming an exurb of the District of Columbia.

From The Daily Beast