suburbia
Americannoun
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suburbs collectively.
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suburbanites collectively.
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the social or cultural aspects of life in the suburbs.
noun
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suburbs or the people living in them considered as an identifiable community or class in society
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the life, customs, etc, of suburbanites
Etymology
Origin of suburbia
Example Sentences
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Even if suburbia isn’t the same stronghold for the retailer as it once was, it’s still generating interest.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
The name Gunningham first emerged in what declared to be a world exclusive by The Mail in 2008, describing him as "a former public schoolboy brought up in middle-class suburbia".
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
His television and film work often examined the secrets, sometimes disturbing, of suburbia and small-town America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
It includes the bulk of metro Nashville’s African American population, plenty of progressive hipsters who’ve flocked to the city from across the South, traditional right wing suburbia and slices of Appalachia.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2025
Brown bags—humble testament to suburbia, or terminal geek gear?
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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