suburban

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin suburbanus, from prefix sub- (“under”), + urbs (“city”), + adjective suffix -anus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bən

Adjective

suburban (comparative more suburban, superlative most suburban)

1. Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city.
   • Cowper

     Suburban villas, highway-side retreats, […] delight the citizen.

Related terms

• suburb
• periphery
• environs

Antonyms

• nonsuburban

Translations

relating to outskirts of a city

• Czech: předměstský (cs) m
• Finnish: esikaupunki-
• French: suburbain (fr) m, banlieusard (fr) m
• Greek: προαστιακός (el) (proastiakós) m
• Hungarian: külvárosi (hu)

• Irish: fo-uirbeach (ga), bruachbhailteach (ga), fo-bhailteach (ga)
• Portuguese: suburbano (pt) m, suburbana (pt) f
• Romanian: suburban (ro) m and n, suburbană (ro) f
• Spanish: suburban (es)

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin suburbanus.

Adjective

suburban

1. suburban