/seuh berr'bi kair"ee euhn/ , adj.
1. being near the city of Rome.
2. designating any of the dioceses surrounding the city of Rome, each of which is under the jurisdiction of a cardinal-bishop.
[ 1645-55; suburbicari ( us ) (L suburb ( ium ) SUBURB + -ic ( us ) -IC + -arius -ARY) + -AN ]