noun

suburb

suburb

Many families live in the suburbs.

Many families live in the suburbs.

She grew up in a quiet suburb of Chicago.

She grew up in a quiet suburb of Chicago.

in the suburbs They live in the suburbs.

a suburb of ((a city)) It's a suburb of London.

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

From Latin 'sub-' (under, near) + 'urbs' (city). It means a place 'near the city'.

'Sub' means 'near' and 'urb' relates to 'urban' or city. So, it's an area near the city.

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