: a region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and that often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families
exurban adjective

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Zoom in: According to an Urban Institute analysis, that criteria could likely metro Atlanta suburbs and exurbs — areas which would likely favor highway and major roadway widening or construction. Kristal Dixon, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025 Some suburbs and exurbs such as Dayton and Lonsdale have seen a sharp uptick in residential construction despite rising costs and a tough financing environment, as did part of St. Paul’s West Seventh Street neighborhood. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2025 In the fast-growing Santiago exurb of Colina, city councilor Catalina Lillo entered office in 2021 as part of a wave of Modatima activists who ran for office. Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025 The bottom line: The exurb boom is likely a consequence of high housing prices pushing people farther from the city center and an increase in remote work that makes living away from employment centers more palatable, per the Census Bureau. Jessica Boehm, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for exurb 

Word History

Etymology

ex- + suburb

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of exurb was in 1955

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“Exurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exurb. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

: a region or district outside a city and its suburbs where many well-to-do people live

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