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suburb
[ suhb-urb ]
noun
- 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.
suburb
/ ˈʌɜː /
noun
- a residential district situated on the outskirts of a city or town
Derived Forms
- ˈܲܰ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܲu adjective
- un·ܲu adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of suburb1
Example Sentences
Local media reported that the car was parked next to the general's house in the eastern suburb of Balashikha and exploded as he walked past it.
After circulating a flyer with Metcalf's face labeled "Protect White Americans," Lang descended on this Texas suburb to lead a rally painting Black Americans as a near-existential threat to white Americans.
Born and raised in an affluent suburb of Washington, D.C., his younger years were plagued with what he called “complete buffoonery” — street fights, misplaced aggression and behavior that resulted in multiple arrests.
Paul Padasas Jr was at home in Taguig, a suburb of Manila, when he received the news of his daughter's death.
Liberal leader Mark Carney held events in Prince Edward Island and Quebec, while Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre had a rally in Vaughan, a suburb of Toronto, on Tuesday evening.
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