English Online Dictionary. What means suburban? What does suburban mean?
English
Etymology
From Latin suburbanus, from prefix sub- (“under”) + urbs (“city”) + -anus (“adjective suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bən
Adjective
suburban (comparative more suburban, superlative most suburban)
- Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city.
Antonyms
- nonsuburban
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
suburban (plural suburbans)
- A person who lives in a suburb.
- An automobile with a station wagon body on a truck chassis.
Related terms
See also
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin suburbanus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su.burˈban/
Adjective
suburban m or n (feminine singular suburbană, masculine plural suburbani, feminine and neuter plural suburbane)
- suburban
Declension
Related terms
- suburbie