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• suburb — mid 14c., residential area outside a town or city, from O.Fr. suburbe, from L. suburbium an outlying part of a city, from sub below, near (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + urbs (gen. urbis) city. An O.E. word for it was underburg. Close to crowds but just… …   Etymology dictionary

• suburb — ► NOUN ▪ an outlying residential district of a city. DERIVATIVES suburban adjective suburbanite noun suburbanize (also suburbanise) verb. ORIGIN from Latin sub near to + urbs city …   English terms dictionary

• Suburb — Suburbs are commonly defined as residential areas on the outskirts of a city or large town. Most suburbs in the U.S. are commuter towns with a prevalence of detached [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=uULJlcYkJ1oC Land Development Calculations]… …   Wikipedia

• suburb — sub|urb [ˈsʌbə:b US ə:rb] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: suburbium, from urbs city ] an area where people live which is away from the centre of a town or city ▪ a London suburb suburb of ▪ a suburb of Los Angeles ▪ a kid from the suburbs in …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• suburb — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ outer, outlying ▪ inner, inner ring (AmE) ▪ northern, southern, etc. ▪ su …   Collocations dictionary

• suburb */ — UK [ˈsʌbɜː(r)b] / US [ˈsʌˌbɜrb] noun [countable] Word forms suburb : singular suburb plural suburbs an area or town near a large city but away from its centre, where there are many houses, especially for middle class people suburb of: Wanstead is …   English dictionary

• suburb — sub|urb [ sʌ,bɜrb ] noun count * an area or town near a large city but away from its center, where there are many houses, especially for middle class people: suburb of: Oak Park is a suburb of Chicago. the suburbs: Once we have kids, we ll… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• suburb — noun (C) an area away from the centre of a town or city, where a lot of people live (+ of): Blackheath is a suburb of London. | the suburbs (=this type of area): a naive kid from the suburbs …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• suburb — noun Etymology: Middle English suburbe, from Anglo French, from Latin suburbium, from sub near + urbs city more at sub Date: 14th century 1. a. an outlying part of a city or town b. a smaller community adjacent to or within commuting distance of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• suburb — noun an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one. Origin ME: from OFr. suburbe or L. suburbium, from sub near to + urbs, urb city …   English new terms dictionary

• suburb — /ˈsʌbɜb / (say suberb) noun 1. a district, usually residential and to some degree remote from the business or administrative centre of a city or large town and enjoying its own facilities, as schools, shopping centres, train stations, etc. 2. an… …