the suburbs
plural noun
: towns or other areas where people live in houses near a larger city
the suburbs of Chicago
also
: one of the suburbs of a city
She left the city and moved to the suburbs.
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Though the city of Chicago has lost residents in recent years, the suburbs in Cook County have lost more, while suburbs far from the city are booming, new U.S. census estimates show.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
After the war, however, Chinese populations in Los Angeles County set their sights on the suburbs, building a suburban Chinatown in Monterey Park.
—Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
After the war, however, Chinese populations in Los Angeles County set their sights on the suburbs, building a suburban Chinatown in Monterey Park.
—Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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