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Meaning of the word suburbs in English

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suburbs

Noun

an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.

Example:
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a highly respectable suburb of Chicago
Synonym:
commuter belt conurbation suburbia fringes outskirts purlieus boomburb faubourg banlieue barrio exurb
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