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suburb

[suhb-urb]

noun

  1. a district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community.

  2. the suburbs, the area composed of such districts.

  3. an outlying part.



suburb

/ ˈʌɜː /

noun

  1. a residential district situated on the outskirts of a city or town

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • suburbed adjective
  • unsuburbed adjective
  • ˈܲܰ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of suburb1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin suburbium, from sub- sub- + urb(s) “city” + -ium -ium
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of suburb1

C14: from Latin suburbium, from sub- close to + urbs a city
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The centerpiece of that plan was a $385-million training base in the western suburbs of Paris that included training, education and accommodation facilities for 140 academy players.

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Wealthier residents of these suburbs often opt for a private education for their offspring, meaning that the state schools there tend to have spaces for those coming from further afield.

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A shelter-in-place order remains in effect Saturday morning in Brooklyn Park, a northern suburb of Minneapolis, after two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses were shot by a suspect impersonating a police officer, officials said.

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Footage from Tehran has shown what seem to be specific buildings hit, similar to images from Israel's attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut, which culminated in the killing of Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

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He had been caught driving more than 96mph on the Roe Highway near the Perth suburb of High Wycombe on 17 November.

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