SUBURB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does suburb mean? 

• SUBURB (noun)
  The noun SUBURB has 1 sense:

1. a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

  Familiarity information: SUBURB used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBURB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A residential district located on the outskirts of a city

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

suburb; suburban area; suburbia

Hypernyms ("suburb" is a kind of...):

community; residential area; residential district (a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suburb"):

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; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city)

stockbroker belt (a wealthy residential suburb)

Instance hyponyms:

Wimbledon (a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts)

Clichy; Clichy-la-Garenne (a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century)

Orly (a southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris)

Sun City (a residential suburb of Phoenix)

Holonyms ("suburb" is a part of...):

fringe; outskirt (a part of the city far removed from the center)

 Context examples 

Mr. Jonas Oldacre is a well-known resident of that suburb, where he has carried on his business as a builder for many years.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He hardly spoke a word the whole way out to the southern suburb, but sat with his chin upon his breast and his hat drawn over his eyes, sunk in the deepest thought.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Both stood in a suburb of the city, which was still country-like, with groves and lawns, large gardens, and quiet streets.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)