suburb

[suhb-urb]

noun

1. a district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community.

2. the suburbs, the area composed of such districts.

3. an outlying part.

suburb

/ ˈsʌbɜːb /

noun

1. a residential district situated on the outskirts of a city or town

Other Word Forms

• suburbed adjective
• unsuburbed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of suburb¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin suburbium, from sub- sub- + urb(s) “city” + -ium -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of suburb¹

C14: from Latin suburbium, from sub- close to + urbs a city

Example Sentences

Homes in the city of Syracuse itself are often more than 100 years old, but there are significantly newer houses available in the suburbs.

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She was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, an affluent Cleveland suburb, and went to college in Michigan.

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“There’s a lot of anxiety about employment right now,” said Hardison, who lives in a Maryland suburb and has cut spending on nonessentials.

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Recent protests at an ICE facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview have led to protesters being beaten, tear-gassed and arrested.

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While protesters have been beaten, tear-gassed and arrested in recent weeks at an ICE facility in the suburb of Broadview, anti-immigration unrest across the rest of the city has been sporadic.

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Related Words

• countryside 
• environs 
• hinterland 
• outpost 
• outskirts 
• suburbia 
• village