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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•urb /ˈsʌbɜrb/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a district or area of land lying immediately outside a city or town, esp. a smaller residential community.
- the suburbs, [plural] an area composed of such districts, or such areas thought of as a group, as with respect to their political leanings:The Republican candidate was leading in the suburbs.
sub•ur•ban /səˈbɜrbən/USA pronunciation adj.: the quiet and calm of this suburban village. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•urb (sub′ûrb),USA pronunciation n. - a district lying immediately outside a city or town, esp. a smaller residential community.
- the suburbs, the area composed of such districts.
- an outlying part.
- Latin suburbium, equivalent. to sub- sub- + urb(s) city + -ium -ium
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: suburb /ˈsʌbɜːb/ n - a residential district situated on the outskirts of a city or town
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin suburbium, from sub- close to + urbs a city |