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sub·urb (sub′ərb)

noun

  1. a district, esp. a residential district, on or near the outskirts of a city and often a separately incorporated city or town
  2. a region made up of such districts: with the

Origin: ME < L suburbium < sub-, under, near + urbs (gen. urbis), town

sub·urb (sŭbˈûrbˌ)

noun
  1. A usually residential area or community outlying a city.
  2. suburbs The usually residential region around a major city; the environs.

Origin: Middle English suburbe, from Old French, from Latin suburbium : sub-, sub- + urbs, urb-, city.

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