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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The blower was created by an aerospace company after its engineers realized their expertise in quiet jet propulsion could be a salve to suburbia. — Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Environmental damage, plastic waste and the conformity of suburbia prompted designers and countercultural communities to imagine other ways of living — up to a point. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Season 1 of the mystery comedy, inspired by the 1989 horror-comedy film of the same name and set in present-day suburbia, follows a young couple who have reluctantly relocated to the husband’s childhood home. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 In one, Lida, a woman living in 1950s suburbia, is trying to move on from her past. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 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

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sub·ur·bia sə-ˈbər-bē-ə

: the suburbs of a city

suburbia

noun

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