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suburban

[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

  1. a suburbanite.

  2. a short overcoat for casual wear.

  3. station wagon.

suburban

/ əˈɜːə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, situated in, or inhabiting a suburb or the suburbs

  2. characteristic of or typifying a suburb or the suburbs

  3. pejorativenarrow or unadventurous in outlook

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another word for suburbanite

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • suburbanism noun
  • nonsuburban adjective
  • semisuburban adjective
  • unsuburban adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suburban1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ܲܰԳܲ “located close to a city (especially to Rome),” equivalent to sub- + urb- (stem of urbs “city”) + -Գܲ adjective suffix; sub-, urban
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Recently, Democrats have focused their efforts in suburban areas in a way that hasn't totally worked out.

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Boelter is accused of impersonating a police officer to carry out the attacks on Saturday, before exchanging fire with police officers and fleeing from the area of suburban Minneapolis.

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Police are hunting for the suspect, Vance Luther Boelter, who wore a latex mask and posed as an officer to shoot the victims at their homes in suburban Minneapolis, before escaping on foot.

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Two other nearby residents who did not want to be named said this suburban community was reeling as news spread of the attack.

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People now encounter these potentially deadly spiders, which used to be found in isolated desert areas, in urban or suburban garages and yards.

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