exurb
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noun \ˈek-ˌsərb, ˈeg-ˌzərb\Definition of EXURB
: 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
See Origin of EXURB
ex- + suburb
First Known Use: 1955
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