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Definition of suburbanization

suburbanization

/səˌbɝː.bən.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
(UK: suburbanisation)
sub · ur · ban · i · za · tion
Plural:suburbanizations
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Adjective:suburban
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suburbanization Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

The demographic and geographical process by which populations, housing, and commercial activities shift from central urban cores to surrounding residential suburbs, or by which rural areas are transformed into suburban communities.

Example

"Postwar highway construction and affordable mortgages greatly accelerated the suburbanization of American metropolitan regions during the 1950s."

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• Rhymes for suburbanization

• Nearby Words

suburban
suburbanite
suburbanity
suburbanization
suburbanize
suburbia
subversion

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the late 19th century from the verb 'suburbanize' and the suffix '-ation', ultimately tracing back to the Latin 'suburbanus' ('near the city'), from 'sub-' ('under' or 'near') and 'urbs' ('city').

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