suburb

[US]/ˈsʌbɜːb/
[UK]/ˈsʌbɜːrb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a residential area on the outskirts of a city

Example Sentences

the suburbs of destruction

Blackheath is a suburb of London.

The two roads intersect at the suburb of the city.

suburbs that sprawl out into the countryside

out beyond the sprawling suburbs

a drowsy suburb called Surrey Hills.

a city surrounded by suburbs;

The action took place in the nearby suburbs of the city.

Tourists frequent the old temple at the suburbs of the city.

The tourists went sightseeing in the suburbs of the city.

She’s renting in some grey suburb of Birmingham.

the north-western suburbs came under attack in the latest fighting.

up there in their dicty Detroit suburb living the so-called good life.

An unknown man's dismembered body was found by the police in the suburb woods.

Open spaces give the suburbs an edge over the city.

The circus is planning to pull out of the suburb park tomorrow morning.

He lives in the suburb of Beijing and works in the city.

Living in the suburbs you may suffer a little discomfort.

a complex of cities and suburbs; the military-industrial complex.

Real-world Examples

These are the suburbs outside of Philadelphia.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation October 2022

This is a suburb of eastern capital of Damascus.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

Francois Hollande, though, did visit the suburbs on Tuesday.

Source: NPR News February 2017 Compilation

Yep. And people say the suburbs are boring?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

NPR's Elise Hu reports the north St. Louise suburb.

Source: NPR News August 2014 Compilation

The suburb is Lakewood, south of Los Angeles.

Source: The Economist - Arts

The north has wealthy suburbs, like South Wirral, west of Liverpool.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

It's not just the suburbs in greater metropolitan areas that are booming.

Source: CNN 10 Summer Special

In Australia, many, many, many suburbs and place names are also shortened too.

Source: Emma's delicious English

Linda recommends a suburb called Dalton, so Dalton has been written in the space.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 13

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