English Explanatory Dictionary

suburbia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The suburbs as a whole and all that characterizes or pertains to them; (sometimes derogatory) the suburbs as encapsulated or represented by the typical characteristics or qualities of the people living there, especially complacency, conformity, conservativeness, dullness, etc.

Pronunciation

/səˈbɜːbi.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-suburbia.wav /səˈbɝbi.ə/

Word forms

suburbia suburbias

Etymology

PIE word *upó From suburb + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns, the names of collections of things, etc.), perhaps modelled after Latin suburbia (“suburbs”), the plural of suburbium.

Synonyms

suburbandom suburbanhood suburbanism suburbanity

Related words

burb 'burb suburb suburban suburbandom suburbanhood suburbanisation suburbanization suburbanised suburbanized suburbanise suburbanize suburbanism suburbanite suburbanity suburbanly suburbed suburbial suburbican suburbicarian suburbicary suburbless suburblike

Derived words

hipsturbia penturbia snoburbia suburbian
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