Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1000 of 1319

suburb (n.)

an area outside a city centre

Examples

  • Live in the suburbs.

Key rules

  • A suburb is an area on the edge of a city
  • Live in the suburbs, a quiet suburb
  • Suburb is countable

Common mistakes

  • I live in the suburb → I live in the suburbs
💡 Tip: Housing // Commuting // Cities
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