suburb
A place where people live that is just outside a big town or city, but still close to it.
A residential district located on the outer edge of a town or city, but still part of the same urban area.
The parts around a city where many people live in houses, not in the busy center; usually said as “the suburbs.”
The outer residential areas of a city or large town, thought of as a general place or way of life, usually expressed as “the suburbs.”
- Base: suburb
- Plural: suburbs
commute from the suburbs
1travel daily from suburbs to city
To travel every day from the areas around a city to the city for work or school.
- She commutes from the suburbs to her office downtown every morning.
- Thousands of people commute from the suburbs by train each day.
in the suburbs
1located in outer residential areas
In the parts around a city where many people live in houses, not in the busy center.
- They live in the suburbs but work in the city center.
- Schools in the suburbs are often larger than those in rural areas.
live in the suburbs
1have a home in the suburbs
To have your home in the areas around a city where many people live, not in the city center.
- We used to live downtown, but now we live in the suburbs.
- A lot of young families choose to live in the suburbs for more space.
move to the suburbs
1relocate to outer residential areas
To change your home and start living in the areas around a city instead of in the center.
- They decided to move to the suburbs when their first child was born.
- Many people moved to the suburbs during the pandemic.
the suburbs of [a city]
1outer residential areas of a city
The parts around a named city where many people live in houses, not in the center.
- He spent his childhood in the suburbs of Madrid.
- Traffic is heavy in the suburbs of the capital every morning.