B2nounurbanhome
US/ˈsʌb.ɜːrb/
UK/ˈsʌb.ɜːb/
an area where people live on the edge of a city, away from the center
In context
More young families are moving to the suburbs because flats in the center are too expensive.
She lives in a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City and commutes by metro.
The new ring road has turned quiet villages into busy suburbs.
Words that go with suburb
noun + preposition
- in the suburbsHouses in the suburbs often have a small garden.
- suburb ofLong Bien used to be a quiet suburb of Hanoi.
adjective + noun
- outer suburbsBus services in the outer suburbs are still poor.
- leafy suburbThey bought a house in a leafy suburb near the river.
verb + preposition
- move to the suburbsMany workers move to the suburbs when they have children.