suburban C1 Topic:People & Society US /səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/ See IPA manual Freq #14321 Meanings 1 adj Relating to or located in the residential areas on the edge of a city. They moved from the city centre to a quiet suburban neighbourhood. 2 noun A person who lives in the suburbs. Many suburbans commute into the city every morning for work. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites nonsuburban Word family Related forms environsperipherysuburb Common collocations suburban area Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin suburbanus, from prefix sub- (“under”) + urbs (“city”) + -anus (“adjective suffix”), equivalent to sub- + urban. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # suburban **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/ **Frequency rank:** 14321 ## Meanings 1. Relating to or located in the residential areas on the edge of a city. 2. A person who lives in the suburbs. ## Examples - They moved from the city centre to a quiet suburban neighbourhood. - Many suburbans commute into the city every morning for work. ## Antonyms - nonsuburban ## Related Forms - environs - periphery - suburb ## Etymology From Latin suburbanus, from prefix sub- (“under”) + urbs (“city”) + -anus (“adjective suffix”), equivalent to sub- + urban. ## AI Etymology Suburban is from Latin suburbanus, from prefix sub- (“under”) + urbs (“city”) + -anus (“adjective suffix”), equivalent to sub- + urban. In present-day use, it can mean relating to or located in the residential areas on the edge of a city, or a person who lives in the suburbs. Related vocabulary includes environs, periphery, and suburb. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown