suburb sub·urb n

suburb sub·urb n
['sʌbɜːb]
sobborgo

a London suburb — un sobborgo di Londra

in the suburbs — in periferia

to live in the suburbs — vivere in periferia


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  • sub·urb — /ˈsʌˌbɚb/ noun, pl urbs [count] : a town or other area where people live in houses near a larger city She left the city and moved to the suburbs. [=one of the suburbs near that city] often + of the suburbs of Chicago I grew up in a suburb of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Suburb — Sub urb, n. [L. suburbium; sub under, below, near + urbs a city. See {Urban}.] 1. An outlying part of a city or town; a smaller place immediately adjacent to a city; in the plural, the region which is on the confines of any city or large town; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suburb roister — Suburb Sub urb, n. [L. suburbium; sub under, below, near + urbs a city. See {Urban}.] 1. An outlying part of a city or town; a smaller place immediately adjacent to a city; in the plural, the region which is on the confines of any city or large… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suburb — Sub|urb auch: Su|burb 〈[sʌ̣bəb] f. 10〉 Vorstadt, Randbezirk [engl.] * * * Su|b|urb [ sʌbə:b ], die; , s [engl. suburb, ↑ Suburbia]: engl. Bez. für: Vorstadt. * * * Suburb   [ sʌbəːb; englisch, von gleichbedeutend lateinisch suburbium] …   Universal-Lexikon

  • suburb — sub•urb [[t]ˈsʌb ɜrb[/t]] n. 1) a district lying immediately outside a city or town, esp. a smaller residential community 2) cvb the suburbs, the area composed of such districts • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L suburbium=sub sub +urb(s) city +… …   From formal English to slang

  • suburb — sub|urb [ˈsʌbə:b US ə:rb] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: suburbium, from urbs city ] an area where people live which is away from the centre of a town or city ▪ a London suburb suburb of ▪ a suburb of Los Angeles ▪ a kid from the suburbs in …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • suburb — sub|urb [ sʌ,bɜrb ] noun count * an area or town near a large city but away from its center, where there are many houses, especially for middle class people: suburb of: Oak Park is a suburb of Chicago. the suburbs: Once we have kids, we ll… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Suburb — Sub|urb auch: Su|burb 〈 [sʌ̣bœ:b] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: s〉 Vorstadt, Randbezirk [Etym.: engl.] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • suburb — sub·urb …   English syllables

  • suburb — suburbed, adj. /sub errb/, n. 1. a district lying immediately outside a city or town, esp. a smaller residential community. 2. the suburbs, the area composed of such districts. 3. an outlying part. [1350 1400; ME < L suburbium, equiv. to sub SUB… …   Universalium

  • suburb — noun an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one. Origin ME: from OFr. suburbe or L. suburbium, from sub near to + urbs, urb city …   English new terms dictionary

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