Suburb

Word SUBURB
Character 6
Hyphenation sub urb
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Suburb"

What do we mean by suburb?

A usually residential area or community outlying a city. noun

The usually residential region around a major city; the environs. noun

An outlying part of a city or town; a part outside of the city boundaries but adjoining them: often used in the plural to signify loosely some part near a city: as, a garden situated in the suburbs of London. The form suburbs was formerly often used as a singular. noun

The confines; the outskirts. noun

Suburban; suited to the suburbs, or to the less well regulated parts of a city.

An outlying part of a city or town; a smaller place immediately adjacent to a city; in the plural, the region which is on the confines of any city or large town. noun

Hence, the confines; the outer part; the environment. noun

A rowdy; a loafer. noun

The area on the periphery of a city or large town that falls between being truly part of the city, but is not countryside either. noun

Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery. noun

A residential district located on the outskirts of a city noun

A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.

(by extension) The outer part; the environment.

Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.

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The word "suburb" in example sentences

To Carol and me, even the word suburb was exciting: it meant a city was attached to it. ❋ Allegra McEvedy (2011)

Internationally the term suburb conjures up images of a quiet, relatively unspoilt, less densely populated and predominantly residential community in the vicinity of a city. ❋ Unknown (2009)

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD: Jason Statham drives an 18-wheeler full of nitro into the title suburb, blows everything to shit, and then spends 90 minutes hunting down absolutely everyone involved with the making of this film, beating them to death with TV trays. ❋ Unknown (2009)

WASHINGTON mdash; The American suburb is no longer a refuge from poverty in cities. ❋ AP (2010)

WASHINGTON — The American suburb is no longer a refuge from poverty in cities. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

On the surface, Annie Powers’s life in a wealthy Floridian suburb is happy and idyllic. ❋ Unknown (2010)

From a “Mother Earth/Gaia” point of view building a city or suburb is far more destructive than building a mine, or building 50 mines for that matter. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As someone who has spent WAY too much time in Atlanta, I knew I didn't want to live in a suburb from a very young age. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Driving through the city to get to his suburb is "like day and night, but it has been this way for 30 years," he says. ❋ AP (2010)

The walk up to Atul Ruia's corporate office in Mahalaxmi, a central Mumbai suburb, is rather deceptive. ❋ T. Surendar (2010)

BANGKOK mdash; A man suspected of accidentally blowing up an apartment building in a Bangkok suburb is linked to the ❋ AP (2010)

As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When a certain suburb decides to resurface the street in front of your house, how much of that gas tax is the suburb getting and using on the project? ❋ Unknown (2009)

But the Cleveland suburb is 10 times the size of Mission Hills, has a far more diverse population, and for other reasons does not fit the pattern he describes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

BANGKOK — A man suspected of accidentally blowing up an apartment building in a Bangkok suburb is linked to the "Red Shirt" protest movement and had bomb-making materials in his room, officials said Wednesday, lending support to accusations that the movement is behind a series of explosions in the Thai capital. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

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