English Explanatory Dictionary

suburb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. The outer part; the environment.
  3. Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌbɝb/ /ˈsʌbɜːb/ en-au-suburb.ogg

Word forms

suburb suburbs

Etymology

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

Derived words

bedroom suburb boomburb burb ecoburb Garden Suburb slumburb snoburbs subtopia suburban suburbed suburbia suburbial suburbian suburblike zoomburb
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