Etymology

suburb

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Old French suburbe ← Latin suburbium
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  1. Latin · derived fromsuburbium
  2. Old French · derived fromsuburbe
  3. English todaysuburb

From Old French suburbe, subburbe, from Latin suburbium (from sub- (“under-”) + urbs (“city”)). Displaced native Old English underburg (literally “underborough”).

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