sub‧urb /ˈsʌbɜːb $ -ɜːrb/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: suburbium, from urbs 'city']
an area where people live which is away from the centre of a town or city:
a London suburb
suburb of
a suburb of Los Angeles
a kid from the suburbs
in a suburb
Don’t you get bored living out here in the suburbs?

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suburb
noun
ADJ. outer, outlying | inner | northern, southern, etc. | Berlin, Tokyo, etc. | affluent, comfortable, exclusive, prosperous, smart, wealthy | poor | middle-class, working-class | respectable | pleasant | leafy, quiet | grey | industrial, residential | sprawling out beyond the sprawling suburbs
VERB + SUBURB move out to As soon as we can afford it, we'll move out to the suburbs.
SUBURB + VERB grow The middle-class suburbs are growing fast.
PREP. from the ~s For a child from the suburbs, a trip to the city was a great adventure.
in a/the ~ She's renting in some grey suburb of Birmingham.
in the ~s Many people work in the centre but live in the suburbs.

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area a part of a town or country, or of the world:
They live in a very wealthy area.
coastal areas
region a large area of a country or the world:
the northwest region of Russia
desert regions
zone an area that is different from other areas around it in some way:
a war zone
a no-parking zone
We crossed two different time zonesareas where there is a particular time compared to the rest of the world.
district one of the areas a city or town is officially divided into, or an area of a city where a particular group live or an activity happens:
the Chelsea district of Manhattan
⇒ the business/financial/theatre etc district:
the financial district of London
neighbourhood British English
, neighborhood American English /ˈneɪbəhʊd $ -ər-/ an area of a town where people live:
a friendly neighbourhood
There are lots of trees in our neighborhood.
suburb an area outside the centre of a city, where people live:
a suburb of Boston
quarter an area of a town or city where people of a particular nationality live:
the French quarter of New Orleans
slum an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where many poor people live:
He grew up in the slums of East London.
ghetto an area of a city where poor people of a particular race or class live:
a black baby born in the ghetto

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city a large area with houses, shops, offices etc that is often the centre of government for an area. A city is bigger than a town:
The nearest big city is San Francisco.
town a large area with houses, shops, offices etc. A town is smaller than a city:
La Coruña is a pretty seaside town.
capital (also capital city) the city where the government of a country or state is:
We travelled to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
metropolis a big busy city that is full of people and activity:
After 1850 Paris grew quickly into a busy metropolis.
urban adjective [only before noun] relating to towns and cities:
Air pollution is particularly bad in urban areas.
urban development
the outskirts the area around the edge of a city or just outside it:
Disneyland is on the outskirts of Paris.
suburb an area around the edges of a city, where many people live:
He lives in a suburb of London.
⇒ the suburbs:
More and more people are moving to the suburbs.

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