suburb

American  

[suhb-urb] / ˈsʌb ɜrb /

noun

1. a district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community.

2. the suburbs, the area composed of such districts.

3. an outlying part.

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suburb British  

/ ˈsʌbɜːb /

noun

1. a residential district situated on the outskirts of a city or town

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Other Word Forms

• suburbed adjective
• unsuburbed adjective

Etymology

Origin of suburb

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin suburbium, from sub- sub- + urb(s) “city” + -ium -ium

Example Sentences

This week, school officials in the suburb of Columbia Heights announced that four of their students had been detained by ICE, ranging from ages five to 17.

From BBC

In August last year, the court ordered authorities in Delhi and its suburbs to move all stray dogs from streets to animal shelters in just two months.

From BBC

But as they and their children assimilated, most families left these ethnic enclaves for the suburbs.

From The Wall Street Journal

She hails from the Detroit suburbs and is a University of California, Berkeley graduate.

From The Wall Street Journal

He says he fled the house, in a suburb of the capital, Kampala, on Friday night during a raid by the security forces.

From BBC

Related Words

• countryside
• environs
• hinterland
• outpost
• outskirts
• suburbia
• village