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suburb
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suburb
(noun)
suburb
/
ˈ
sʌˌbɚb/
noun
plural
suburbs
suburb
/
ˈ
sʌˌbɚb/
noun
plural
suburbs
Britannica Dictionary definition of SUBURB
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]
:
a town or other area where people live in houses near a larger city
She left the city and moved to
the suburbs
. [=one of the suburbs near that city]
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often +
of
the
suburbs of
Chicago
I grew up in a
suburb of
Denver.
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