Meaning & use
Suburbs
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Residential districts located on the outskirts of a city or large town.
See it in a sentence
They moved to the suburbs to find a bigger house and quieter streets.
Traffic into the city from the suburbs peaks every morning at eight.
A note on using this word
The word comes from Latin suburbium, meaning 'below or near the city,' reflecting suburbs' position just outside urban centers.
Words with a similar meaning
outskirtsresidential districts
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Words with an opposite meaning
downtowncity center
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