suburbian

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/səˈbɜː(ɹ)biən/

noun

A person from the suburbs.

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Meanings

nounsuburbian (plural suburbians)

plural suburbians

  1. A person from the suburbs.
adjectivesuburbian (comparative more suburbian, superlative most suburbian)

comparative more suburbian · superlative most suburbian

  1. obsoletesuburban

    suburbian muse.

    1709, J[ohn] Dryden, J[ohn] Oldham, “(please specify the page)”, in Mac Flecknoe: A Poem. […] With Spencer’s Ghost: Being a Satyr Concerning Poetry. […], London: […] H[enry] Hills, […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
suburbanite

Origin

From suburb + -ian.

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APA

suburbian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suburbian

MLA

“suburbian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suburbian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suburbian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suburbian.

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