suburb (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *suburb*:
NOUN	location	suburb, suburbia, suburban area	a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

suburb > pronunciation
Sounds	sah'berb
Rhymes	adverb ... verb: 12 rhymes with erb...

English > *suburb*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	A residential district located on the outskirts of a city.
Synonyms	suburbia, suburban area
Instances	Clichy, Clichy-la-Garenne	A northwestern suburb of Paris
	Orly	A southeastern suburb of Paris
	Sun City	A residential suburb of Phoenix
	Wimbledon	A suburb of London and the headquarters of the club / club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts
Part of	outskirt, fringe	A part of the city far removed from the center
Narrower	addition	A suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
	bedroom community	A community where many commuters live
	faubourg	A New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits
	stockbroker belt	A wealthy residential suburb
Broader	residential district, residential area, community	A district where people live
Spanish	afueras, arrabal, suburbio, suburbios
Catalan	raval, suburbi
Adjectives	suburban	relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs

HyperDic: suburb