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suburban

//səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for suburban

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more suburban
Superlative
most suburban

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
suburbans

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city; of or relating to suburbia or the suburbs.

    • Tiffany Henyard’s tumultuous tenure as mayor of south suburban Dolton is coming to an end, and voters were very clear about ousting her.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A person who lives in a suburb.

  2. 2.An automobile with a station wagon body on a truck chassis.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4423

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Related words

Word family

Etymology

From Latin suburbanus

From prefix sub- (“under”) + urbs (“city”) + -anus (“adjective suffix”), equivalent to sub- + urban.

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