suburbia
pronunciation
How to pronounce suburbia in British English:
UK [səˈbɜ:biə]
How to pronounce suburbia in American English:
US [səˈbɜrbiə]
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- Noun:
- a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
- suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture
Word Origin
- suburbia (n.)
- 1876, from suburb + -ia, perhaps on the model of utopia.
Example
- 1. For half a century , strip malls were the commercial heart of suburbia .
- 2. Part of suburbia 's challenge is creating a sense of community while still preserving privacy .
- 3. Hard times have brought a new twist to the home - product demonstration parties that have long been a fixture of north american suburbia .
- 4. One reason is that suburbia is now an economic powerhouse : decaying cities , such as detroit , are surrounded by hives of industry .
- 5. Unlike the residents of great northern cities , or gilded areas of the south , middling suburbia has no tribal or historical link with either labour or the conservatives .