suburban
[ suh-bur-buh n ]
/ səˈbɜr bən /
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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Nearby words
subumbrella, subungual, subunit, subunit vaccine, suburb, suburban, suburbanite, suburbanization, suburbanize, suburbia, suburbicarian
Related formssub·ur·ban·ism, nounnon·sub·ur·ban, adjective, nounsem·i·sub·ur·ban, adjectiveun·sub·ur·ban, adjective
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suburban
/ (səˈbɜːbən) /
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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