/ səˈbɜːbən; NAmE -ˈbɜːrb-/ adjective
1.
in or connected with a suburb :
suburban areas
a suburban street
life in suburban London
2.
( disapproving ) boring and ordinary :
a suburban lifestyle
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Latin suburbanus , from suburbium , from sub- near to + urbs , urb- city.