exurban

[ ek-sur-buhn, eg-zur- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of exurbs or exurbanites.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exurban¹

First recorded in 1900–05; ex- ¹ + (sub)urban

Example Sentences

On Monday, he carried his gun with him to a movie theater in Wesley Chapel, Florida, an exurban community 26 miles north of Tampa.

From The Daily Beast

The dream of an exurban McMansion and an impractically large automobile is crumbling before our eyes.

From The Daily Beast