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noun. sub· urb ˈsə-ˌbərb. Synonyms of suburb. 1. a. : an outlying part of a city or town. b. : a smaller community adjacent to or within commuting distance of a city. c. suburbs plural : the residential area on the outskirts of a city or large town. 2. suburbs plural : the near vicinity : environs. suburban. sə-ˈbər-bən. adjective or noun.
Suburban definition: pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town.. See examples of SUBURBAN used in a sentence.
SUBURBAN definition: 1. relating to a suburb: 2. used to suggest that something is boring and has no excitement: 3…. Learn more.
Suburban refers to areas just beyond a city’s border. Your parents might have grown up in the city and then moved to a more suburban area after they had kids.
sub·ur·ban. (sə-bûr′bən) adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a suburb. 2. Located or residing in a suburb. 3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the culture, customs, and manners typical of life in the suburbs.
suburban. [usually before noun] in or connected with a suburb. (disapproving) boring and ordinary. Definition of suburban adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe something as suburban, you mean that it is dull and conventional. His clothes are conservative and suburban. ...ghastly good taste and suburban gentility.
