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Definition of suburb

suburb

/ˈsʌb.ɚb/
Plural:suburbs
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Adjective:suburban
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suburb Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

An outlying district of a city, especially a residential community or town located outside the central urban area.

Example

"After their second child was born, they moved from a small apartment in the city to a quiet house in a nearby suburb."

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• Nearby Words

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Old French suburbe, from Latin suburbium ('an outlying part of a city'), formed from sub- ('under, near') and urbs ('city').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Suburb. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/suburb
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