exurban

American  

[ek-sur-buhn, eg-zur-] / ɛkˈsɜr bən, ɛgˈzɜr- /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of exurban

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

Example Sentences

With the American West no longer lonely and unpopulated, the wind-scattered weeds have collided, quite literally, with the faux mansions and exurban retreats of transplants escaping the winter chill of New England or Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

In the 2018 book “Hinterland,” Phil A. Neel described the sound of America’s exurban sprawl as “guns cocking over trap snares unrolling to infinity.”

From Salon • May 16, 2025

Sophisticated systems for controlling energy and water use can make suburban and exurban communities more environmentally responsible.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2023

While it used to be centered in central Virginia, including the Richmond suburbs, it’s now anchored around the Interstate 95 corridor in exurban Washington and includes rural communities to the east and west.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

More than in the past, they tend to live apart from everyone else, cocooned in their exurban chateaus.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times