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Their house is in a suburb outside the city.
What does Suburb mean?
a living area near a city.
Dictionary definition
A community or area near a city where people live.
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Suburb in a sentence
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The map showed a suburb connected to downtown by bus routes.
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In social studies, students compared life in a suburb, a city center, and a rural area.
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Outskirts is close in meaning to suburb in this context.
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City Center contrasts with suburb in this context.
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WordSuburb.
Partnoun.
MeaningSuburb means a living area near a city.
ExampleExample: Their house is in a suburb outside the city.
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- sub · urb
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- urb
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Synonyms
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city centerUse for the central part of a city.
downtownUse for the main central area of a city.
countrysideUse for rural land away from cities.
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Word family
Suburb word family
Base word
suburb
noun
suburbs
More than one suburb.
adjective
suburban
Related to a suburb.
noun
suburbanite
A person who lives in a suburb.
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