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Noun: suburb  'sú,burb
  1. A residential district located on the outskirts of a city
    "a suburb of cookie-cutter houses";
    - suburbia, suburban area, burb [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: suburbs

Type of: community, residential area, residential district

Part of: fringe, outskirt

Encyclopedia: Suburb