semi suburban

sub·ur·ban

[suh-bur-buhn]
adjective
1.
pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town.
2.
characteristic of a suburb or suburbs.
noun
4.
a short overcoat for casual wear.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin suburbānus, equivalent to sub- sub- + urb(s) city + -ānus -an

sub·ur·ban·ism, noun
non·sub·ur·ban, adjective, noun
sem·i·sub·ur·ban, adjective
un·sub·ur·ban, adjective

rural, suburban, urban (see synonym study at rural).
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suburban (səˈbɜːbən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, situated in, or inhabiting a suburb or the suburbs
2.  characteristic of or typifying a suburb or the suburbs
3.  censorious narrow or unadventurous in outlook
 
n
4.  another word for suburbanite

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