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exurbanite

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ex⋅ur⋅ban⋅ite

[ek-sur-buh-nahyt, eg-zur-]
–noun
a person who lives in an exurb, esp. one who has moved there from a city.

Origin:
1950–55; ex- 1 + (sub)urbanite
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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.
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