C1nounurbansociety
US/səˈbɜːr.bi.ə/
UK/səˈbɜː.bi.ə/
the outer parts of a city where many people live in houses with gardens, and the way of life there
In context
They moved out of the city to a quiet corner of suburbia when the twins were born.
Many novels describe the boredom of life in American suburbia.
Suburbia has spread for miles, with new housing estates replacing the old farmland.
Words that go with suburbia
adjective + noun
- leafy suburbiaThey grew up in leafy suburbia, far from the noise of the center.
- middle-class suburbiaThe film mocks middle-class suburbia and its rules.
- American suburbiaAmerican suburbia was built around the car.
noun + preposition
- life in suburbiaLife in suburbia suits families who want space.
- sprawl of suburbiaThe sprawl of suburbia now reaches the hills.
verb + preposition
- escape to suburbiaMany couples escape to suburbia once they have children.