SUBURBAN

suburban

(adjective) relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs; “suburban population”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

suburban (comparative more suburban, superlative most suburban)

Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city.

Antonyms

• nonsuburban

Noun

suburban (plural suburbans)

A person who lives in a suburb.

An automobile with a station wagon body on a truck chassis.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*ur"ban, a. Etym: [L. suburbanus.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to suburbs; inhabiting, or being in, the suburbs of a city. "Suburban taverns." Longfellow. Suburban villas, highway-side retreats, . . . Delight the citizen. Cowper.

Sub*ur"ban, n.

Definition: One who dwells in the suburbs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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