suburb
US /ˈsʌbɚb/
Definition
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Many employees live in a quiet suburb and commute to the city by train.
Synonyms
- outskirtsoutlying areas (as of a city or town)
- vicinitya surrounding or nearby region
Collocations
- Easy quiet suburbto quiet suburb, meaning to become quiet or quieter
- Medium commute daily from the suburbs to downtownto commute daily from the suburbs to downtown, meaning to exchange positions without a change in value
- Hard rapid urban sprawl consuming outer suburbsdescribing rapid urban sprawl consuming outer suburbs (a part of a river where the current is very fast)
- Very Hard leafy suburb insulated from urban turmoildescribing leafy suburb insulated from urban turmoil (having or covered with leaves)
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