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单词 suburbia
释义

suburbia

noun

sub·​ur·​bia sə-ˈbər-bē-ə How to pronounce suburbia (audio)
1
: the suburbs of a city
2
: people who live in the suburbs
3
: suburban life

Synonyms

  • environs
  • outskirts
  • purlieus
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Example Sentences

a problem that is common in suburbia the percentage of the country's population living in suburbia The film is an interesting critique of suburbia.
Recent Examples on the Web Without it, their populations could become trapped within seas of concrete and suburbia. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 In Holland’s hands, however, these inner-city snapshots came off like a Wild West suburbia. Chris Norris, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2022 It’s characters that are disconnected from culture, and suburbia helped that, and the basement helped that. WIRED, 28 Aug. 2022 On the show, Savage’s Kevin Arnold and friends Winnie Cooper (Danica McKellar) and Paul Pfeiffer (Josh Saviano) grew up in middle-class suburbia in the late 1960s and early ’70s. Christie D’zurillastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022 Places like fire-prone suburbia saw a surge in home buyer demand over the last two years, causing prices to jump. Brenda Richardson, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Advances in technology, transportation and suburbia awaited. David M. Zimmer, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2022 Farmers on the edges of suburbia are encouraged to spread sludge on their fields by local officials, farm bureaus, university extension agents — even the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2022 The book is a brilliant evocation of the way the manners and mores of plush American suburbia willfully miss the point, how people avert their eyes to preserve an ersatz status quo. Gemma Sieff, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from English suburb

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1

suburbia

noun

as in outskirts
the districts adjacent to a city the migration of families to suburbia and the resulting disintegration of inner-city neighborhoods

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • outskirts
  • countryside
  • exurbia
  • environs
  • purlieus
  • country

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • downtown
  • inner city
  • midtown
  • core city
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