definitions

suburbanize

[ suh-bur-buh-nahyz ]
/ səˈbɜr bəˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), sub·ur·ban·ized, sub·ur·ban·iz·ing.

to give suburban characteristics to: to suburbanize a rural area.

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Nearby words

subunit vaccine, suburb, suburban, suburbanite, suburbanization, suburbanize, suburbia, suburbicarian, subvaginal, subvene, subvention
Also especially British, sub·ur·ban·ise.

Origin of suburbanize

First recorded in 1890–95; suburban + -ize

Related forms

sub·ur·ban·i·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for suburbanization

suburbanize

suburbanise

/ (sʌˈbɜːbəˌnaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make suburban
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Culture definitions for suburbanization

suburbanization

[ (suh-bur-buh-nuh-zay-shuhn) ]

The establishment of residential communities on the outskirts of a city. In the United States, many suburbs were created after World War II, during a period of tremendous growth in population and industry. Suburban dwellers typically work in the cities but raise their families in a less-congested, safer, and more relaxed atmosphere. Especially in the United States, suburbanization often is associated with the sprawl of population.

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