suburbia

sub·ur·bia

noun \sə-ˈbər-bē-ə\

Definition of SUBURBIA

1

: the suburbs of a city

2

: people who live in the suburbs

3

: suburban life

Examples of SUBURBIA

1. a problem that is common in suburbia
2. the percentage of the country's population living in suburbia
3. The film is an interesting critique of suburbia.

Origin of SUBURBIA

New Latin, from English suburb

First Known Use: 1895

Related to SUBURBIA

Synonyms: outskirts, purlieus, environs

Related Words: country, countryside, exurbia

Near Antonyms: core city, downtown, inner city, midtown

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Rhymes with SUBURBIA

exurbia