suburb — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

sprawling

The sprawling suburbs around the city continue to expand every year.

VERB + SUBURB

move out to

They decided to move out to the suburbs after their first child was born.

SUBURB + VERB

grow

The suburbs around the city have grown significantly over the last decade.

PREP

from the ~s

Many people from the suburbs commute to the city for work every day.

in a/the ~

My parents bought a small house in a quiet suburb outside the city.

in the ~s

My grandparents bought a small house in the suburbs when property prices were cheaper.

Definitions

noun

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.

And the Lord spake vnto Moses in the plaines of Moab by Iordane, neere Iericho, saying, Command the children of Israel, that they giue vnto the Leuites of the inheritance of their possession, cities to dwell in: and yee shall giue also vnto the Leuites suburbs for the cities round about them.

These two circumstances, however, happening both unfortunately to intervene, our travellers deviated into a much less frequented track; and after riding full six miles, instead of arriving at the stately spires of Coventry, they found themselves still in a very dirty lane, where they saw no symptoms of approaching the suburbs of a large city.

2

The outer part; the environment.

the suburbs […] of sorrow

the suburb of their straw-built citadel

3

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

suburbia

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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And the Lord spake vnto Moses in the plaines of Moab by Iordane, neere Iericho, saying, Command the children of Israel, that they giue vnto the Leuites of the inheritance of their possession, cities t

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02

These two circumstances, however, happening both unfortunately to intervene, our travellers deviated into a much less frequented track; and after riding full six miles, instead of arriving at the stat

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03

[London] could hardly have contained less than thirty or forty thousand souls within its walls; and the suburbs were very populous.

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04

Helen and Kathy rented an apartment in a suburb of Tokyo.

Tatoeba · #33853

05

I have to commute all the way from a distant suburb.

Tatoeba · #256291

06

The other day something horrible happened in a Tokyo suburb.

Tatoeba · #273090

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, suburb is marked as UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.