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suburbia
suburbia /səˈbɜː.bi.ə/ aep /-ˈbɝː-/ noun [U] MAINLY DISAPPROVING
1 F0 the outer parts of a town, where there are houses, but no large shops, places of work, or places of entertainment: » They live in a two-bedroomed house in the heart of suburbia.Thesaurus+: ↑Areas in towns and cities2 F0 the way of life of people who live in the outer parts of a town: » He has written a book about middle-class suburbia.Thesaurus+: ↑Lifestyles and their study |