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suburb
[ suhb-urb ]
/ ˈsʌb ɜrb /
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noun
a district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community.
the suburbs, the area composed of such districts.
an outlying part.
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Origin of suburb
OTHER WORDS FROM suburb
suburbed, adjectiveun·sub·urbed, adjectiveWords nearby suburb
subulate, subumbrella, subungual, subunit, subunit vaccine, suburb, suburban, suburbanite, suburbanization, suburbanize, suburbia
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British Dictionary definitions for suburb
suburb
/ (ˈsʌbɜːb) /
noun
a residential district situated on the outskirts of a city or town
Derived forms of suburb
suburbed, adjectiveWord Origin for suburb
C14: from Latin suburbium, from sub- close to + urbs a city
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