Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Suburb
1.
An outlying part of a city or town; a smaller place immediately adjacent to a city; in the plural, the region which is on the confines of any city or large town;
“In the suburbs of a town.” as, a house stands in the
. suburbs
; a garden situated in the suburbs
of ParisChaucer.
[London] could hardly have contained less than thirty or forty thousand souls within its walls; and the
suburbs
were very populous. Hallam.
2.
Hence, the confines; the outer part; the environment.
“The suburbs . . . of sorrow.” Jer. Taylor.
The
suburb
of their straw-built citadel. Milton.
Suburb roister
, a rowdy; a loafer.
[Obs.]
Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Suburb
SUB'URB
Definition 2025
suburb
suburb
English
Noun
suburb (plural suburbs)
- A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.
- Hallam
- [London] could hardly have contained less than thirty or forty thousand souls within its walls; and the suburbs were very populous.
- Hallam
- (by extension) The outer part; the environment.
- Jeremy Taylor
- the suburbs […] of sorrow
- Milton
- the suburb of their straw-built citadel
- Jeremy Taylor
- (Australia, New Zealand) Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.
Derived terms
Translations
area on the periphery of a city or large town
|
|
Australian, New Zealand English: any subdivision of a conurbation