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

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin suburbium, equivalent to sub- sub- + urb(s) city + -ium -ium

OTHER WORDS FROM suburb

sub·urbed, adjectiveun·sub·urbed, adjective

Words nearby suburb

subulate, subumbrella, subungual, subunit, subunit vaccine, suburb, suburban, suburbanite, suburbanization, suburbanize, suburbia
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Words related to suburb

environs, hinterland, outskirts, countryside, village, outpost, suburbia, country, fringe, hamlet, purlieu, precinct, slub, burb

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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, adjective

Word Origin for suburb

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