suburbia

noun

sub·ur·bia sə-ˈbər-bē-ə

Synonyms of suburbia

: the suburbs of a city

: people who live in the suburbs

: suburban life

Examples of suburbia in a Sentence

a problem that is common in suburbia the percentage of the country's population living in suburbia The film is an interesting critique of suburbia.

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Over time, the pond filled with bass and bluegill and became a magnet for wildlife — blue herons, cranes, geese, mallards, and the kind of nighttime soundtrack that makes the place feel far removed from suburbia. — David Caraccio may 23, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026 Readers familiar with the dark suburbia genre or with famous Bay Area tragedies may begin to wonder if the action is headed in certain directions. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 May 2026 Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor star as a couple living on this sci-fi movie’s titular street, which becomes ripped from suburbia and lands in a mysterious place. — Mark Meszoros, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026 His impulsiveness and violence drive the tension in the season, which finds the central group of friends grown up and scattered across Los Angeles, their bad decisions unprotected by the guardrails of suburbia. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for suburbia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from English suburb

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of suburbia was in 1870

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suburbia

noun

sub·ur·bia sə-ˈbər-bē-ə

: the suburbs of a city

suburbia

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