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suburb

nounmasculine/subuɾˈbiu/high

su·bur·bi·o

Definition

A residential area on the outskirts or periphery of a city.
They live in a quiet suburb north of Lisbon.
The growth of suburbs has changed the urban landscape.
Common collocations
quiet suburbcity suburbslive in the suburbssuburban growth

Etymology

Do latim 'suburbium', de 'sub-' (sob) + 'urbis' (cidade).

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