suburbia
noun
sub·ur·bia
sə-ˈbər-bē-ə 
Examples of suburbia in a Sentence
a problem that is common in suburbia
the percentage of the country's population living in suburbia
The film is an interesting critique of suburbia.
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Paradise Is Burning, acquired from Italian firm Intra Movies, is a coming of age drama about the complexities of society and family in the Swedish suburbia.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 July 2024
Indeed, most economic and population growth in the United States have been concentrated in suburbia.
—Sandy Hornick, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2011
For nearly two decades, developers in Boise’s Barber Valley have transformed former cattle-grazing land owned by the Harris family into the suburbia of Harris Ranch.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2024
Such huge fires, whether ignited by natural or human causes, are fanned by factors including the expansion of suburbia into wildlands, land management and firefighting challenges and climate change, McGinnis and others said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 July 2024
Indeed, most economic and population growth in the United States have been concentrated in suburbia.
—Sandy Hornick, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2011
For nearly two decades, developers in Boise’s Barber Valley have transformed former cattle-grazing land owned by the Harris family into the suburbia of Harris Ranch.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2024
Such huge fires, whether ignited by natural or human causes, are fanned by factors including the expansion of suburbia into wildlands, land management and firefighting challenges and climate change, McGinnis and others said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
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suburbia
noun
sub·ur·bia
sə-ˈbər-bē-ə
: the suburbs of a city
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