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exurban

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ex⋅ur⋅ban

  [ek-sur-buhn, eg-zur-]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of exurbs or exurbanites.
Origin:
1900–05; ex- 1 + (sub)urban
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ex·urb   (ěk'sûrb')   
n.  A region lying beyond the suburbs of a city, especially one inhabited principally by wealthy people.

[ex- + (sub)urb.]
ex·ur'ban adj., ex·ur'ban·ite' n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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