suburban

[ suh-bur-buhn ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town.

  2. characteristic of a suburb or suburbs.

noun
  1. a short overcoat for casual wear.

Origin of suburban

1
First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin suburbānus “located close to a city (especially to Rome),” equivalent to sub- + urb- (stem of urbs “city”) + -ānus adjective suffix; see origin at sub-, urban

word story For suburban

See urban.

Other words from suburban

  • sub·ur·ban·ism, noun
  • non·sub·ur·ban, adjective, noun
  • sem·i·sub·ur·ban, adjective
  • un·sub·ur·ban, adjective

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How to use suburban in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for suburban

suburban

/ (səˈbɜːbən) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, situated in, or inhabiting a suburb or the suburbs

  2. characteristic of or typifying a suburb or the suburbs

  1. censorious narrow or unadventurous in outlook

noun
  1. another word for suburbanite

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