suburb
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suburb
- /ˈsʌbɝb/ US
- /ˈsʌbɜːb/ UK
Where it comes from
From Old French suburbe, subburbe, from Latin suburbium (from sub- (“under-”) + urbs (“city”)). Displaced native Old English underburg (literally “underborough”).
noun suburbs
- 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. And the Lord spake vnto Moses in the plaines of Moab by Iordane, neere Iericho, saying, Command the children of Israel, that they giue vnto the Leuites of the inheritance of their possession, cities to dwell in: and yee shall giue also vnto the Leuites suburbs for the cities round about them.
- The outer part; the environment. the suburbs […] of sorrow
- Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: suburbia, suburban area, barrio, district, countryside, neighbourhood, neighborhood, capital, edge, commuter, revival, quarter, bike, county, quartier, exurbia
Translations
Every language
noun area on the periphery of a city or large town
| Español | afueras, arrabal, suburbio, extrarradio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 근교 geun'gyo, 교외 gyooe |
| 日本語 | 近郊 kinkō, 郊外 kōgai |
| 中文 | 近郊 jìnjiāo, 郊外 jiāowài, 郊區 /郊区 jiāoqū |
| हिन्दी | उपनगर upangar |
| Kiswahili | kiunga |
| Português | periferia, subúrbio |
| Français | banlieue, faubourg |
| Deutsch | Vorstadt, Vorort |
| Italiano | sobborgo |
| Ελληνικά | προάστιο proástio |
| Română | suburbie |
| Русский | при́город prígorod, предме́стье predméstʹje |
| Tiếng Việt | vùng ven đô, ngoại thành, ngoại ô |
| العربية | ضَاحِيَة ḍāḥiya |
| עברית | פַּרבָּר parbar, פַּרוָר parvár |
noun Australian, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English: any subdivision of a conurbation
| Español | barrio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 구 gu, 지구 jigu, 시외 sioe |
| 日本語 | 地区 chiku, 区 ku |
| 中文 | 區 /区 qū |
| Português | freguesia |
| Français | arrondissement |
| Deutsch | Stadtteil, Bezirk, Stadtbezirk |
| Русский | о́круг ókrug, райо́н rajón |
| Tiếng Việt | phường |
| العربية | حَيّ ḥayy |
Talk about this word "suburb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/suburb. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. suburb. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/suburb "suburb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/suburb.Cite this
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title = {suburb},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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