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suburbAn outlying district of a city, especially a residential one

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsʌbɜːrb/

Korean meaning: 도시 외곽의 주택가, 교외

Korean pronunciation: **서**버브

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother thinks the suburb is too quiet, so she moved back to downtown where she can hear sirens all night.
  • The new suburb has everything: a mall, a gym, and three different coffee shops within walking distance.
  • Living in the suburb means spending half your life in traffic commuting to the city.

suburb

NOUN

//ˈsʌbɜːrb//

An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one

suburb concept
💡 Concept

A family enjoys a peaceful walk through their quiet suburb

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suburb rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

In the suburb, herbs grow right to the curb!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsʌbɜːrb/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsʌbɜːb/

🌳Etymology

Prefixsub--
Rooturb

Origin

라틴어에서 유래된 단어로, 'sub(아래에)'와 'urbs(도시)'가 결합되어 '도시 아래쪽', 즉 도시 주변부를 의미하게 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

herbcurbverb
herb
curb
verb

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother thinks the suburb is too quiet, so she moved back to downtown where she can hear sirens all night.

The new suburb has everything: a mall, a gym, and three different coffee shops within walking distance.

😄 Fun example

Living in the suburb means spending half your life in traffic commuting to the city.

😄 Fun example

The suburb was so perfect that even the mailboxes seemed to be posing for a home magazine.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

outskirtsresidential areasubdivisionneighborhooddistrict

Antonyms

downtowncity centerurban core

Related

suburbansuburbaniteurbanmetropolitancommuter