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suburb
noun
a
residential
district
located
on
the
outer
edge
of
a
city
or
large
town
,
where
people
live
but
usually
commute
into
the
city
for
work
,
shopping
,
or
entertainment
•
After
years
in
a
tiny
apartment
downtown
,
the
family
bought
a
house
in
a
leafy
suburb
.
After
years
in
a
tiny
apartment
downtown
,
the
family
bought
a
house
in
a
leafy
suburb
.
•
The
new
train
line
makes
it
easier
for
people
living
in
the
suburb
to
reach
the
city
center
in
minutes
.
The
new
train
line
makes
it
easier
for
people
living
in
the
suburb
to
reach
the
city
center
in
minutes
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Old
French
‘
suburbe
’,
from
Latin
‘
suburbium
’,
from
‘
sub-
’ ‘
near
’
+
‘
urbs
’ ‘
city
’.
