suburb
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French suburbe, subburbe, from Latin suburbium, from sub- + urbs (“city”).
Noun [edit]
suburb (plural suburbs)
- the area on the periphery of a city or large town that falls between being truly part of the city, but is not countryside either.
- (Australian and New Zealand English) any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.
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Translations [edit]
area on the periphery of a city or large town
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Australian, New Zealand English: any subdivision of a conurbation