suburb
Translation
suburb
Examples
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.
Grammar Patterns
((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.
Similar Words
Synonyms: outskirts, residential area; Antonyms: city center, downtown
Etymology
From Latin 'sub-' (under, near) + 'urbs' (city). Literally 'near the city'.
Memory Tips
'Sub' means near, and 'urb' relates to city (like 'urban'). So, a suburb is an area near a city.