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- [suh-bur-buh n]
- /səˈbɜr bən/
- /səˈbɜː.bən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-bur-buh n]
- /səˈbɜr bən/
Definitions of suburban word
- adjective suburban pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town. 1
- adjective suburban characteristic of a suburb or suburbs. 1
- noun suburban a suburbanite. 1
- noun suburban a short overcoat for casual wear. 1
- noun suburban station wagon. 1
- adjective suburban in the suburbs 1
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Origin of suburban
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin suburbānus, equivalent to sub- sub- + urb(s) city + -ānus -an
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Parts of speech for Suburban
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
suburban popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
suburban usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for suburban
adj suburban
- agrestic — rural; rustic
- agronomic — the science of soil management and the production of field crops.
- burghal — (in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.
- clodhopping — loutish; boorish.
- clownish — If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish.
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