Definitions
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- noun The populated area surrounding a city.
- noun by extension Plural form of
suburb .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The rapid growth of office space in suburbs is creating "urban villages," which are confronting local governments with new kinds of urban-planning problems. by Christopher B. Leinberger and Charles Lockwood
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Levittown, which becomes synonymous with the word suburbs, wins.
Harris Silver: Pacific Standard Time at LACMA:The Untold Story Harris Silver 2011
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ÂLevittown, which becomes synonymous with the word suburbs, wins.
Harris Silver: Pacific Standard Time at LACMA:ÂThe Untold Story Harris Silver 2011
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ÂLevittown, which becomes synonymous with the word suburbs, wins.
Harris Silver: Pacific Standard Time at LACMA:ÂThe Untold Story Harris Silver 2011
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Levittown, which becomes synonymous with the word suburbs, wins.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Harris Silver 2011
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Plenty of people who live in "suburbs" don't have either cars or mortgages.
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Jobs are also increasingly located in suburbs rather than in central cities, and old-style suburb-to-central-city commutes are also declining.
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Hell I have a .35 and even living in suburbs it can be hard to find ammo around deer season.
Petzal: .270 vs. 2009
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Hell I have a .35 and even living in suburbs it can be hard to find ammo around deer season.
Petzal: .270 vs. 2009
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Secondly, the “flexibility” you need in the suburbs is mainly a result of destinations being sprawled out, but this would connect a number of high-density T.O.D. areas.
Matthew Yglesias » Rich Lawyers Boosting Traffic Jams and Calling It Charity 2009
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