suburban

[US]/səˈbɜːbən/
[UK]/səˈbɜːrbən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. rustic; relating to the suburbs
n. resident of the suburbs

Phrases & Collocations

suburban area

suburban neighborhood

suburban living

suburban development

suburban sprawl

suburban district

suburban railway

Example Sentences

They live in suburban Washington.

suburban point of view

the rapid expansion of suburban London.

a city-suburban conglomerate

the suburban areas of a town

two suburban trains collided.

her drab suburban existence.

incity and suburban bus lines

the ideal of suburban or semi-rural living

another commuter from the suburban gentry.

she lived in a nondescript suburban apartment block.

a typical suburban community.See Synonyms at normal

a city-suburban conglomerate; a conglomerate of color, passion, and artistry.

From 8 a.m. to 4 a.m. the suburban buses leave every hour on the hour.

We surmise that containment shifts development from exurban and rural areas to suburban and urban ones because of containment boundaries.

The HHR is a five-passenger tall-wagon styled to look like the postwar Chevrolet Suburban, a hot rodder favorite today.

Police in Colorado are searching for a white suburban or Tahoe in connection with the shooting death of Denver Bronco's cornerback Darrent Williams.

Real-world Examples

There's a lot of good things about suburban living.

Source: Travel Across America

Joanne Rowling was brought up on a suburban British street.

Source: "JK Rowling: A Year in the Life"

Both parties view those suburban districts as key to winning the majority in 2024.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Everyone is so boring and suburban.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

Stores that rely on middle class, suburban mall.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2020 Compilation

A new chain aimed at higher income, suburban customers.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Within 500 years, the forest would reclaim suburban neighborhoods.

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

But maybe I wasn't meant for suburban life.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

Even new jobs were often isolated in suburban industrial parks.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

How many suburban neighborhoods will have been flooded out?

Source: BBC Listening September 2020 Collection

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