suburbia

[ suh-bur-bee-uh ]
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noun
  1. suburbs collectively.

  2. suburbanites collectively.

  1. the social or cultural aspects of life in the suburbs.

Origin of suburbia

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; suburb + -ia

word story For suburbia

See urban.

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How to use suburbia in a sentence

  • In her most rebellious moods the leaven of Philistia (or the British equivalent, suburbia) comes to the surface.

    Ivory Apes and Peacocks | James Huneker
  • Only, it'll be kind of sad to see the old planets go—to be replaced by a wonderful super-suburbia.

    The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
  • He bore the stamp of suburbia all over him, and his accent was peculiarly that of London.

    Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo | William Le Queux
  • Instead of having arrived at distinction they had come to new red-brick suburbia in a grimy, small town.

    The Rainbow | D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • He spoke with a cultured English accent more than a Cockney or a suburbia accent.

    Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for suburbia

suburbia

/ (səˈbɜːbɪə) /


noun
  1. suburbs or the people living in them considered as an identifiable community or class in society

  2. the life, customs, etc, of suburbanites

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