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suburban

[suh-bur-buhn]

adjective

  1. pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town.

  2. characteristic of a suburb or suburbs.



noun

  1. a suburbanite.

  2. a short overcoat for casual wear.

  3. station wagon.

suburban

/ ²õəˈ²úɜ˲úÉ™²Ô /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, situated in, or inhabiting a suburb or the suburbs

  2. characteristic of or typifying a suburb or the suburbs

  3. pejorativeÌýnarrow or unadventurous in outlook

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another word for suburbanite

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • suburbanism noun
  • nonsuburban adjective
  • semisuburban adjective
  • unsuburban adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of suburban1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ²õ³Ü²ú³Ü°ù²úÄå²Ô³Ü²õ “located close to a city (especially to Rome),†equivalent to sub- + urb- (stem of urbs “cityâ€) + -Äå²Ô³Ü²õ adjective suffix; sub-, urban
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For the last few weeks, he said, they’ve received reports of raids in more suburban areas, including Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks.

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Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen, who represents a suburban Long Island district, accused him falsely of calling for “violence against Jewish people.â€

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Twenty-six years ago at Columbine in suburban Denver, Jami Amo watched as families waited outside the elementary school for survivors to be named.

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If he glimpses a white Ford F-150, the type of vehicle federal law enforcement agents often use, or a gray suburban — or any car with tinted windows — his heart begins to pound.

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And yet, it became a cultural utility item: passed across drive-thru windows, cradled in college libraries, eaten one-handed while steering through suburban traffic.

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