exurban

[ ek-sur-buhn, eg-zur- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of exurbs or exurbanites.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exurban¹

First recorded in 1900–05; ex- ¹ + (sub)urban

Example Sentences

If the big bad city is the problem, why is the biggest Trump swing in the tri-state area in the exurban towns of Connecticut’s majority-white Naugatuck Valley?

From Slate

In terms of what to watch in 2024, James Gimpel, a political scientist at the University of Maryland, told Salon that he is watching to see whether the concerted effort Democrats have made to appeal to rural and exurban voters this cycle will be able to stem the bleeding in those areas.

From Salon

The ads, part of the group’s broader $200 million effort to defeat Trump, target exurban and rural areas like Erie, Johnstown and Altoona, Pennsylvania; Flint, Saginaw and Bay City, Michigan; and Wausau and Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

From Seattle Times

Voters in those groups, they say, are predominantly women and from rural and exurban areas.

From Seattle Times

Tucked at a corner table inside a Barnes & Noble cafe in Logan Town Centre, a sprawling exurban shopping complex in Blair County, he tapped away at two laptops.

From New York Times