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suburb

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbəːb/

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Definition of suburb

noun

  • an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one: a highly respectable suburb of Chicago a working-class suburb life is much better in the suburbs

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French suburbe or Latin suburbium, from sub- 'near to' + urbs, urb- 'city'

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