sub•ur•bi•a
Pronunciation: (su-bûr'bE-u),
[key]
—n.
1. suburbs collectively.
2. suburbanites collectively.
3. the social or cultural
aspects of life in suburbs.
suburb
noun [C]
an area on the edge of a
large town or city where
people who work in the town
or city often live
suburbs
plural noun
The suburbs is the outer
area of a town, rather than
the shopping and business
centre in the middle.
suburban
adjective
suburban schools/housing
(disapproving) Suburban
is sometimes used to
suggest that something
is boring and lacks excitement.
suburban life
suburbanite
noun [C] AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN
A suburbanite is a person
who lives in the suburbs of
a large town or city.
suburbia
noun [U] ESPECIALLY DISAPPROVING
Suburbia is the outer parts
of a town, where there are
houses, but no large shops,
places of work or places
of entertainment.
(especially
disapproving) Suburbia also refers to the
people who live in the outer
parts of a town or to their way of life.