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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs; "suburban population"

Merriam Webster's

adjective or noun see suburb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of or characteristic of suburbs. 2 derog. provincial, uncultured, or na{iuml}ve. Derivatives: suburbanite n. suburbanize v.tr. (also -ise). suburbanization n. Etymology: L suburbanus (as SUBURB)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Suburban Sub*ur"ban, a. [L. suburbanus.] Of or pertaining to suburbs; inhabiting, or being in, the suburbs of a city. ``Suburban taverns.'' --Longfellow. Suburban villas, highway-side retreats, . . . Delight the citizen. --Cowper.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Suburban Sub*ur"ban, n. One who dwells in the suburbs.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Suburban means relating to a suburb. ...a suburban shopping centre in Sydney. ADJ: ADJ n

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