suburbs

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US/ˈsʌbɝbz/UK/ˈsʌbɜːbz/

noun

The populated area surrounding a city.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural onlyurban studiesThe populated area surrounding a city.

    Once beyond the limits of the suburbs, when desert darkness of sparse roadlights and flat straight roads took over ... we became silent.

    1999, Jennifer Robin, Bouzi, page 92
  2. pluralplural of suburb
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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