n.
Pronunciation: ' ek- ˌ s ə rb, ' eg- ˌ z ə rb
Function: noun
Etymology: ex- + sub urb
Date: 1955
: a region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and that often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families
– ex · ur · ban \ ek- ' s ə r-b ə n; eg- ' z ə r-, ig- \ adjective