suburban

Meanings

1. 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. 2
   noun

   A person who lives in the suburbs.

   Many suburbans commute into the city every morning for work.

From Latin suburbanus, from prefix sub- (“under”) + urbs (“city”) + -anus (“adjective suffix”), equivalent to sub- + urban.

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