suburbs

Meaning

1. (plural, plural-only) The populated area surrounding a city.
2. (form-of, plural) plural of suburb

suburb

1. A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.
2. (broadly) The outer part; the environment.
3. (Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK) Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.

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Synonyms

outskirts

environs

surroundings

vicinity

neighbourhood

outside the city area

settled farmland near city

fields

open air

purlieu

skirt

Translations

banlieue

Vorstadt

Vorstädte

Vororte

ضواحي

Feld

im Freien

Vorort

nähere Umgebung einer Stadt

außerhalb der Stadt

Außenbezirke

περίχωρα

προάστια

campagne

en plein air

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌbɝbz/