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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
3. a suburbanite.
4. a short overcoat for casual wear.
5. station wagon.

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


sub⋅ur⋅ban⋅ism, noun
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sub·ur·ban   (sə-bûr'bən)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a suburb.

  2. Located or residing in a suburb.

  3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the culture, customs, and manners typical of life in the suburbs.

n.  A suburbanite.
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