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    A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area which often contains most of the area's economic activity, which may include commercial and mixed-use. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate political entity.

  2. 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. suburbanite. sə-ˈbər-bə-ˌnīt. noun. Did you know?

  3. Jul 7, 2020 · MapLab. How to Tell If You Live in the Suburbs. The U.S. hasn’t had a formal definition for what constitutes a suburb. A new data analysis comes closer to defining America’s most popular...

  4. www.wikiwand.com › en › SuburbSuburb - Wikiwand

    A suburb is an area within a metropolitan area which often contains most of the area's economic activity, which may include commercial and mixed-use. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate political entity.

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  6. an area outside a city but near it and consisting mainly of homes, sometimes also having stores and small businesses: [ pl ] Most of the people who live in the suburbs work in the city. suburban. adjective us / səˈbɜr·bən / He grew up in a wealthy suburban community near Chicago.

  7. www.encyclopedia.com › culture-magazines › suburbsSuburbs | Encyclopedia.com

    Far from being merely a way Americans organized their housing and changed their landscape, the suburbs created an entirely new way of ordering American social life and culture. The result was a phenomenon known as "suburbia," a term meaning both a physical place and often a cultural and social mind-set as well.

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