suburban

English Online Dictionary. What means suburban‎? What does suburban mean?

English

Etymology

From Latin suburbanus, from prefix sub- (“under”) + urbs (“city”) + -anus (“adjective suffix”), equivalent to sub- +‎ urban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bən

Adjective

suburban (comparative more suburban, superlative most suburban)

1. Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city.

Antonyms

• nonsuburban

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

suburban (plural suburbans)

1. A person who lives in a suburb.
2. An automobile with a station wagon body on a truck chassis.

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English suburban, from Latin suburbanus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /suˈburban/ [suˈbur.ban]
• Rhymes: -urban
• Syllabification: su‧bur‧ban

Adjective

suburban

1. (urban studies) suburban

Noun

suburban (plural suburban-suburban)

1. (urban studies) suburb

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Further reading

• “suburban” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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)

1. suburban

Declension

Related terms

• suburbie