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suburban
[ suh-bur-buhn ]
/ sÉËbÉr bÉn /
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adjective
pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town.
characteristic of a suburb or suburbs.
noun
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Origin of suburban
historical usage of suburban
See urban.
OTHER WORDS FROM suburban
sub·ur·ban·ism, nounnon·sub·ur·ban, adjective, nounsem·i·sub·ur·ban, adjectiveun·sub·ur·ban, adjectiveWords nearby suburban
subumbrella, subungual, subunit, subunit vaccine, suburb, suburban, suburbanite, suburbanization, suburbanize, suburbia, suburbicarian
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How to use suburban in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for suburban
suburban
/ (sÉËbÉËbÉn) /
adjective
of, relating to, situated in, or inhabiting a suburb or the suburbs
characteristic of or typifying a suburb or the suburbs
censorious narrow or unadventurous in outlook
noun
another word for suburbanite
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