suburb

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suburbs

1. 1.A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.

   • Canton is by no means the only great city in the province. Fo-chan, a kind of suburb to it, about twelve miles distant, has been represented as almost as large.

2. 2.The outer part; the environment.

3. 3.Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.

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