Suburban
[sə'bɜːb(ə)n] or [sə'bɝbən]
Definition
(adj.) relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs; 'suburban population' .
Editor: Lorna--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to suburbs; inhabiting, or being in, the suburbs of a city.
(n.) One who dwells in the suburbs.
Edited by Linda
Examples
- The magnificent melody of the Prayer in Rossini's Moses, sung in a sonorous bass voice, rose grandly through the suburban silence of the place. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I walked round the corner, saw the City and Suburban Bank abutted on our friend's premises, and felt that I had solved my problem. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- A crowd of morbid sightseers were still gathered round Deep Dene House, which was just such a suburban villa as I had pictured. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- At last, by a sudden impulse, just as our train was crawling out of a suburban station, he sprang on to the platform and pulled me out after him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The General Electric Company has perfected a similar car for use on the suburban branches of street railroads in this country. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Editor: Pasquale