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Noun: suburbia  su'bur-bee-u
  1. A residential district located on the outskirts of a city
    "They moved to suburbia in search of larger homes and better schools";
    - suburb, suburban area, burb [N. Amer, informal]
     
  2. Suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture
    "The new sitcom aimed to capture the essence of suburbia"

Derived forms: suburbias

Type of: community, residential area, residential district, subculture

Part of: fringe, outskirt

Encyclopedia: Suburbia