suburbs

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suburbs

/ˈsʌbɝbz/ US
/ˈsʌbɜːbz/ UK

noun

plural, plural only The 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.
plural plural of suburb

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Closest in meaning: suburbia, suburban area, outskirts, quarters, surroundings, districts, environs, fringes, neighborhoods, neighbourhoods, outlooks, peripheries, slums, townships, wards, fringe

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@misc{suburbs_2026,
  title = {suburbs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/suburbs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}