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suburban
[suh-bur-buhn]
adjective
pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town.
characteristic of a suburb or suburbs.
noun
a suburbanite.
a short overcoat for casual wear.
suburban
/ əˈɜːə /
adjective
of, relating to, situated in, or inhabiting a suburb or the suburbs
characteristic of or typifying a suburb or the suburbs
pejorativenarrow or unadventurous in outlook
noun
another word for suburbanite
Other Word Forms
- suburbanism noun
- nonsuburban adjective
- semisuburban adjective
- unsuburban adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Recently, Democrats have focused their efforts in suburban areas in a way that hasn't totally worked out.
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.
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.
Two other nearby residents who did not want to be named said this suburban community was reeling as news spread of the attack.
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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