🏘️suburb

noun
/ˈsʌbɜːb/

Meaning

an area outside the center of a city, often residential
a residential area outside the central part of a city; an outlying district of a city

Example Sentences

They bought a new house in a quiet suburb.

They moved to a quiet suburb to raise their children away from city noise.

Example Expressions

in the suburbs

Synonyms

residential area, outskirts, neighborhood, district, subdivision
Entry 1
residential area, outskirts, neighborhood, district
Entry 2
outskirts, residential area, subdivision

Antonyms

downtown, city center, urban core
Entry 1
downtown, city center
Entry 2
city center, downtown, urban core

Collocations

quiet suburb, suburban area, live in the suburbs, suburb of Dhaka, residential suburb, suburban life, suburb development
Entry 1
quiet suburb, suburban area, live in the suburbs, suburb of Dhaka
Entry 2
quiet suburb, residential suburb, suburban life, suburb development

More Example Sentences

A family moves to a new house in the suburbs

A family moves to a new house in the suburbs because they need more space

A family moves to a new house in the suburbs because they need more space for their growing children

A family moves to a new house in the suburbs because they need more space for their growing children and their playful dog

A family moves to a new house in the suburbs because they need more space for their growing children and their playful dog who loves to run

A family moves to a new house in the suburbs because they need more space for their growing children and their playful dog who loves to run in the large garden

A family moves to a new house in the suburbs because they need more space for their growing children and their playful dog who loves to run in the large garden full of colorful flowers

A family moves to a new house in the suburbs because they need more space for their growing children and their playful dog who loves to run in the large garden full of colorful flowers.

Related Vocabularies

A place for watching; a person keeping watch.
A firm decision to do or not to do something; the quality of being determined.
The making of false and defamatory statements to damage someone's reputation.
An implied or suggested meaning of a word or phrase, beyond its literal definition.
An idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind.
the father of one's father or mother

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