suburbia

noun

sub·​ur·​bia sə-ˈbər-bē-ə 

1

: the suburbs of a city

2

: people who live in the suburbs

3

: suburban life

Synonyms of suburbia

• outskirts

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Ahead of their move from the coastal Southern California suburbs to Manhattan this spring, a physician and her businessman husband went searching for suburbia in an Upper West Side condo. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2026

But the streets of suburbia are very tame compared to the paths of antiquity. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

The blower was created by an aerospace company after its engineers realized their expertise in quiet jet propulsion could be a salve to suburbia. — Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Environmental damage, plastic waste and the conformity of suburbia prompted designers and countercultural communities to imagine other ways of living — up to a point. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from English suburb

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

suburbia

noun

sub·​ur·​bia sə-ˈbər-bē-ə 

: the suburbs of a city