noun

suburb

suburb

They live in a quiet suburb of London.

They live in a quiet suburb of London.

The company moved its office to the suburbs.

The company moved its office to the suburbs.

((in a/the suburb)) in an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live They live in a suburb.

((a suburb of a place)) an area near a specific city It's a suburb of Manchester.

Synonyms: outskirts, residential area; Antonyms: city center, downtown

From Latin 'sub-' (under, near) + 'urbs' (city). Literally 'near the city'.

'Sub' means near, and 'urb' relates to city (like 'urban'). So, a suburb is an area near a city.

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