suburb
a district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community.
the suburbs, the area composed of such districts.
an outlying part.
Origin of suburb
1Other words from suburb
- suburbed, adjective
- un·sub·urbed, adjective
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How to use suburb in a sentence
New residents are living in houses in the suburbs and exurbs.
No surprise then that aside from wealthy coastal suburbs, the Democratic base has shrunk to the urban cores and college towns.
This can be seen not just in distant exurbs or suburbs, but in prime inner-city neighborhoods.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead | Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the guy who once thought heavy metal was just “what white kids in the suburbs listen to”?
Death Metal Angola: Heavy Metal in War-Torn Africa | Nina Strochlic | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTContrary to the conventional wisdom, there is nothing intrinsically “progressive” about hating suburbs.
Foreign families of neutral nationality sought more tranquil asylum far beyond the suburbs or on ships lying in the harbour.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanIt was one of those smart little six-room villas of which so many have been put up in the London suburbs of late.
Uncanny Tales | VariousKingston-on-Thames is still provincial in appearance, though now the centre of a great growth of modern suburbs.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperIn the city and beautiful suburbs of Manila many changes and some improvements have been effected since 1898.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanElectric tramcars, in supersession of horse-traction, run through the city and suburbs since April 10, 1905.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for suburb
/ (ˈsʌbɜːb) /
a residential district situated on the outskirts of a city or town
Origin of suburb
1Derived forms of suburb
- suburbed, adjective
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