suburban definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs; "suburban population" Merriam Webster's adjective or noun see suburb Oxford ... n. Etymology: L suburbanus (as SUBURB) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Suburban Sub*ur"ban, a. [L. suburbanus.] Of or pertaining to ... suburbs; inhabiting, or being in, the suburbs of a city. ``Suburban taverns.'' --Longfellow. Suburban villas, highway-side retreats, . . . Delight the citizen. --Cowper. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Suburban Sub*ur"ban, n. One who dwells in the ...
... definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: take on suburban character; "the city suburbanized" [syn: suburbanize, suburbanise] 2: make suburban in character; "highly suburbanized cities" [syn: suburbanize, suburbanise] Merriam Webster's transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1893 to make suburban ; give a suburban character to • suburbanization noun
... Pancho Villa, Francisco Villa, Doroteo Arango] 2: detached or semidetached suburban house 3: country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential ... Date: 1611 1. a country estate 2. the rural or suburban residence of a wealthy person 3. British a detached or ... cf. Vill, Village, Villain.] A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some pretensions to elegance. --Dryden. Cowper. Collin's ...
... located on the outskirts of a city [syn: suburb, suburbia, suburban area] 2: suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture ... a city 2. people who live in the suburbs 3. suburban life Oxford Reference Dictionary n. often derog. the suburbs, their ...
... club definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a suburban club for recreation and socializing Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1867 a suburban club for social life and recreation; especially one having a ...
... or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a ... combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group < typical suburban houses > b. conforming to a type < a specimen typical of ...
... located on the outskirts of a city [syn: suburb, suburbia, suburban area] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English suburbe, from ... city or large town 2. plural the near vicinity ; environs • suburban adjective or noun • suburbanite noun Oxford Reference Dictionary n. an ...
... definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: take on suburban character; "the city suburbanized" [syn: suburbanize, suburbanise] 2: make suburban in character; "highly suburbanized cities" [syn: suburbanize, suburbanise] Merriam Webster ...