# suburbs

Pronunciation: say "SUB-urbz" US /ˈsʌbɝbz/, UK /ˈsʌbɜːbz/

## Noun

1. Plural of suburb. — plural of suburb
   - Simple: Plural of suburb. Use it for more than one suburb.
   - _The new rail line links three of the western suburbs to the city center._
   - _Some suburbs have their own main streets, schools, and markets._
2. The populated area surrounding a city, taken as a whole.
   - Simple: The areas with houses that spread around the outside of a city.
   - _As rents rose, young couples drifted out to the suburbs._
   - _The suburbs sprawled for miles before the farmland began._

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