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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Because a Parking Lot Next to a Greyhound Bus Stop Was Quite the Scene … Photo: Matt Weinberger Parking lots are for angsty teenagers stuck in suburbia — and, this year, for every hot, young clout chaser in New York. The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024 But while Toth’s travels cut across a wide swath of the mid-century world, Corbet’s production had a much smaller footprint: Most of the film — including its depiction of 1950s American suburbia — was shot in Budapest. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 30 Nov. 2024 The Couple Next Door explores the claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing your deepest desires. Marc Berman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 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 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 25 Dec. 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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