suburban

[ suh-bur-buh n ]
/ səˈbɜr bən /
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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

a suburbanite.
a short overcoat for casual wear.
station wagon.

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Origin of suburban

1615–25; < Latin suburbānus, equivalent to sub- sub- + urb(s) city + -ānus -an

OTHER WORDS FROM suburban

sub·ur·ban·ism, nounnon·sub·ur·ban, adjective, nounsem·i·sub·ur·ban, adjectiveun·sub·ur·ban, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH suburban

rural suburban urban (see synonym study at rural)

Words nearby suburban

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

rural, country

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British Dictionary definitions for suburban

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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