suburbia meaning

UK US /səˈbɝbiə/ 4 syllables

suburbia (noun): a residential district located on the outskirts of a city.

suburbia has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

suburbia as a noun

  1. a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

    Synonyms: suburb, suburban area

    Type of: residential district

    Kinds: addition, bedroom community, faubourg, stockbroker belt, Wimbledon, Clichy, Orly, Sun City

    Related forms: suburban

  2. suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture

    Type of: subculture

How to pronounce suburbia

suburbia is pronounced /səˈbɝbiə/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SU · words ending in IA · 8-letter words

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