suburb

[ suhb-urb ]
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noun
  1. a district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community.

  2. the suburbs, the area composed of such districts.

  1. an outlying part.

Origin of suburb

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin suburbium, from sub- sub- + urb(s) “city” + -ium -ium

Other words from suburb

  • suburbed, adjective
  • un·sub·urbed, adjective

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How to use suburb in a sentence

  • Foreign families of neutral nationality sought more tranquil asylum far beyond the suburbs or on ships lying in the harbour.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • It was one of those smart little six-room villas of which so many have been put up in the London suburbs of late.

    Uncanny Tales | Various
  • Kingston-on-Thames is still provincial in appearance, though now the centre of a great growth of modern suburbs.

  • In the city and beautiful suburbs of Manila many changes and some improvements have been effected since 1898.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • Electric tramcars, in supersession of horse-traction, run through the city and suburbs since April 10, 1905.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for suburb

suburb

/ (ˈsʌbɜːb) /


noun
  1. a residential district situated on the outskirts of a city or town

Origin of suburb

1
C14: from Latin suburbium, from sub- close to + urbs a city

Derived forms of suburb

  • suburbed, adjective

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