Main Entry:

ex·urb

Pronunciation:

\ˈek-ˌsərb, ˈeg-ˌzərb\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

ex- + suburb

Date:

1955

: a region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and that often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families

— ex·ur·ban \ek-ˈsər-bən; eg-ˈzər-, ig-\ adjective