suburb
noun
a district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community.
suburbs
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pluralof suburb.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Many students protesting in recent weeks have spoken of inequalities in the education system, especially between Paris and its poorer working-class suburbs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
After initially settling in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., her family moved to Minnesota as she entered high school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Construction is underway in a mixed-use area designed to boost tourism in Omaha’s southern suburbs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Many of these schools are likely to be in high-immigration city suburbs, where the lack of teachers is most acute.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
All these lines I had glossed over before jumped out: high-density suburbs, ten people per bed, greatly increased my wardrobe.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
