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

“King of the Hill” camps out somewhere on the rich land between, acknowledging an exurban populace bound to a set of values supposed “elites” might scoff at.

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While the core of Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s downtown Dallas district was kept largely intact in the new map, Republicans want to dismantle the suburban Dallas district of Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Farmer’s Branch, pushing many of her voters into the exurban districts of her Republican neighbors.

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In April, Conor Dougherty wrote a story for the New York Times Magazine questioning the conventional wisdom of anti-sprawl, arguing that exurban development has been a vital escape valve for the nation’s failure to build enough infill housing.

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Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild argues the increasing vulnerability of rural and exurban Americans crashes up against the bedrock conservative belief in the value of hard work and personal responsibility to create a “pride paradox” among modern-day Republicans .

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Street fighting and other crimes create images that right-wing media use to terrify their largely elderly, exurban audiences, shoring up even more support for "tough" measures and "crackdowns" on people they don't like.

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