suburbia

noun

sub·​ur·​bia sə-ˈbər-bē-ə How to pronounce suburbia (audio)
1
: the suburbs of a city
2
: people who live in the suburbs
3
: suburban life

Examples of suburbia in a Sentence

a problem that is common in suburbia the percentage of the country's population living in suburbia The film is an interesting critique of suburbia.
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Which means neither of us were dreaming of living in the suburbs, but ironically our life is now very classic suburbia, living in a house just south of Aarhus, Denmark’s second biggest city. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024 His surrender to suburbia is a practical yet self-destructive choice, and The Bikeriders is another in Nichols’s line of films about people caught in a shifting, mutating America as the country’s mores, morals, and modes either sweep them up in change or threaten to leave them behind. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2024 The implication is that darkness lurks beneath apple-pie suburbia. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 July 2024 As suburbia spread, urban areas were neglected and people of color faced barriers in getting their piece of the golden dream. Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for suburbia 

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from English suburb

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of suburbia was in 1870

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“Suburbia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suburbia. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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suburbia

noun
sub·​ur·​bia sə-ˈbər-bē-ə How to pronounce suburbia (audio)
: the suburbs of a city
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