/ ˈsʌbɜːb; NAmE -ɜːrb/ noun
(also NAmE informal the burbs [ pl. ]) an area where people live that is outside the centre of a city :
a suburb of London
a London suburb
They live in the suburbs .
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French suburbe or Latin suburbium , from sub- near to + urbs , urb- city.