suburb

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌbɜːrb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsʌbɝb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sub′ûrb)

Collocations for "suburb"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "suburb" in context.

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suburb

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [lush, plush, rich, poor, cheap, respectable, trendy, quiet] suburb
  2. move out to the suburbs
  3. a [New York] suburb
  4. a suburb of [New York]
  5. [a northern, a southern, an eastern, a western] suburb
  6. the [northern] suburbs
  7. [lives, works] (out) in the suburbs
  8. the suburb I [live] in
  9. take a [train, taxi, bus] to the suburbs
  10. the suburbs of the [town, city]
  11. [an apartment, a factory, a house] in the suburbs (of)
  12. the city and suburbs
'suburb' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
London - affluent - bedroom - eastern - heavily - lush - sleepy

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