suburb

noun

SaySUB-urbUS/ˈsʌbɝb/UK/ˈsʌbɜːb/

3 meanings of suburb

1
nouncountable
A town area just outside a big city, where people live and also shop nearby.
Like a ring of homes and small shops that grows around the edge of a city.
They moved to a quiet suburb to raise their kids.
The suburb has its own school and grocery store within walking distance.
Similaroutskirts
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2
nounAustraliaIrelandNew ZealandUKcountable
In British English, any district of a large built-up area, even one near the center.
Like calling every part of a city a neighborhood, even the very middle.
He grew up in an inner-city suburb just a mile from the town hall.
Every suburb in the metropolitan area has its own postcode.
Similardistrict, neighborhood
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3
nouncountable
The outer edge of something, or the area all around it.
The old mill stood in the green suburb of the valley.
Our tent was in the suburbs of the festival, far from the main stage.
Similaredge, fringe, periphery, outskirts
Oppositecenter
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Origin

From Latin suburbium, made from sub- plus urbs meaning "city". It came into English through Old French suburbe.