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noun. sub· urb ˈsə-ˌbərb. Synonyms of suburb. 1. a. : an outlying part of a city or town. b. : a smaller community adjacent to or within commuting distance of a city. c. suburbs plural : the residential area on the outskirts of a city or large town. 2. suburbs plural : the near vicinity : environs. suburban. sə-ˈbər-bən. adjective or noun.
SUBURBAN definition: 1. relating to a suburb: 2. used to suggest that something is boring and has no excitement: 3…. Learn more.
Suburban definition: pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town.. See examples of SUBURBAN used in a sentence.
an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live: The publishing company relocated out of central London to the suburbs. She opened a new location in the Dallas suburb of Richardson. (Definition of suburb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Suburban refers to areas just beyond a city’s border. Your parents might have grown up in the city and then moved to a more suburban area after they had kids. If you see a lot of malls, plus houses that all look the same, and you're just outside a city, then you're in a suburban area: the suburbs.
If you describe something as suburban, you mean that it is dull and conventional. His clothes are conservative and suburban. ...ghastly good taste and suburban gentility.
Definition of suburban adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
