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burb

[burb]
–noun Slang.
suburb.

Origin:
by shortening
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burb also 'burb   (bûrb)   
n.   Informal
A suburb: "when the condos get so dense out in those 'burbs that the deer have to run right through hot tubs" (Russell Baker).

[Short for suburb.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
burb [bɚb]

  1. n.
    a suburb. (Usually plural.) : I've lived in the burbs all my life.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
burb
suburb
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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