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SUBURB
suburb, suburbia, suburban area
(noun) a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
suburb (plural suburbs)
A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.
Coordinate term: exurb
(by extension) The outer part; the environment.
(AU, NZ) Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub"urb, n. Etym: [L. suburbium; sub under, below, near + urbs a city. See Urban.]
1. An outlying part of a city or town; a smaller place immediately adjacent to a city; in the plural, the region which is on the confines of any city or large town; as, a house stands in the suburbs; a garden situated in the suburbs of Paris. "In the suburbs of a town." Chaucer. [London] could hardly have contained less than thirty or forty thousand souls within its walls; and the suburbs were very populous. Hallam.
2. Hence, the confines; the outer part; the environment. "The suburbs . . . of sorrow." Jer. Taylor. The suburb of their straw-built citadel. Milton. Suburb roister, a rowdy; a loafer. [Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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