suburb
a district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community.
the suburbs, the area composed of such districts.
an outlying part.
Origin of suburb
1Other words from suburb
- suburbed, adjective
- un·sub·urbed, adjective
Words Nearby suburb
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How to use suburb in a sentence
In 1950, in the suburbs of New Jersey, researchers at Bell Labs were busy making breakthroughs that paved the path for the first practical solar cells.
Dawn of the Heliocene - Issue 90: Something Green | Summer Praetorius | September 16, 2020 | NautilusWestern Pomerania, Dahlemann says, is becoming a suburb of Szczecin.
These activities aren’t usually allowed within cities and suburbs.
Are coyotes moving into your neighborhood? | Kathryn Hulick | September 3, 2020 | Science News For StudentsIn other words, drone deliveries are likely not coming to densely-packed suburbs anytime soon.
Amazon is one big step closer to delivering packages by drone | Rob Verger | September 2, 2020 | Popular-SciencePolling data suggests it is likely that this election will be decided in the suburbs.
Explainer: What do political databases know about you? | Tate Ryan-Mosley | August 31, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
It looks like the shoot-out at the OK Corral in a leafy Eindhoven suburb—but nobody seems to be a very good shot.
Dutch Biker Gangs Vs. ISIS | Nadette De Visser, Christopher Dickey | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy September, he was flashing a thumbs-up to assembled fans as he walked into court in a Barcelona suburb.
On a recent trip to a rough Roman suburb, he apologized for the extra police protection.
And as this map shows, there are now five Soofas in Boston proper as well as two in the suburb of Babson.
Stephen Knolls School is a public school in a Maryland suburb of Washington DC.
Magical Gardens for the Blind, Deaf, and Disabled | Elizabeth Picciuto | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe city and commercial suburb of Binondo wore their usual aspect, although trade was almost at a standstill.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanParochial church of Santiago, a suburb of Manila, and the souls cared for therein.
On February 18th the French captured the suburb on the left bank of the river, and thus placed the inner town between two fires.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonIt was one of a terrace of three that stood high above the suburb, close to the elm-tree walk overlooking the West Heath.
The Creators | May SinclairThis part is really the city; beyond is a suburb laid out in gardens densely inhabited.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian
British Dictionary definitions for suburb
/ (ˈsʌbɜːb) /
a residential district situated on the outskirts of a city or town
Origin of suburb
1Derived forms of suburb
- suburbed, adjective
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