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suburbanism

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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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