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Definition suburban in American English

suburban adjective

adjective
/səˈbɜrbən/
1

in a suburb, or relating to a suburb

Example

suburban Atlanta (=the suburbs around Atlanta)

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1.1

typical of the attitudes and way of life of people who live in the suburbs, which some people consider rather boring and conservative

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Definition suburban in American English