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It is in the genes of cities to bounce back from disasters - whether natural or man made. The denizens of suburbia have no choice but to survive and move on. But it is the manner in which different cities respond to emergencies that sets them apart.
Vikas Swarup

Meaning of "suburbia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBURBIA

suburbia  [səˈbɜːbɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBURBIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Suburbia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUBURBIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

suburbia

Suburb

A suburb is a residential area or a mixed use area, either existing as part of a city or urban area, or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city. Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population densities than inner city neighborhoods. Suburbs first emerged on a large scale in the 19th and 20th centuries as a result of improved rail and road transport, which led to an increase in commuting. Suburbs tend to proliferate around cities that have an abundance of adjacent flat land.

Definition of suburbia in the English dictionary

The definition of suburbia in the dictionary is suburbs or the people living in them considered as an identifiable community or class in society. Other definition of suburbia is the life, customs, etc, of suburbanites.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBURBIA


conurbia
kənˈɜːbɪə
erbia
ˈɜːbɪə
euphorbia
juːˈfɔːbɪə
exurbia
ɛksˈɜːbɪə
herbier
ˈhɜːbɪə
hypercarbia
ˌhaɪpəˈkɑːbɪə
Nubia
ˈnjuːbɪə
Picabia
pɪˈkɑːbɪə
Serbia
ˈsɜːbɪə
terbia
ˈtɜːbɪə
urbia
ˈɜːbɪə
ytterbia
ɪˈtɜːbɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBURBIA

subucula
subulate
subumbrella
subumbrellar
subungulate
subunit
suburb
suburban
suburbanisation
suburbanise
suburbanism
suburbanite
suburbanization
suburbanize
suburbed
suburbicarian
subursine
subvariety
subvassal
subvene

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBURBIA

Abia
British Columbia
cambia
Colombia
Columbia
cumbia
District of Columbia
Gambia
homophobia
hydrophobia
labia
Libia
Namibia
phobia
Rabia
Robbia
Saudi Arabia
The Gambia
tibia
Zambia

Synonyms and antonyms of suburbia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «suburbia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBURBIA

Find out the translation of suburbia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of suburbia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suburbia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

郊区 >
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barrios residenciales
570 millions of speakers

English

suburbia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपनगरों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضواحي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пригород
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subúrbio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শহরতলির জীবনযাত্রা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

banlieue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Suburbia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vororte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

郊外
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 교외
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Suburbia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vùng ngoại ô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புறநகர் யல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपनगर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kenar mahalleler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

periferia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

suburbia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пригород
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suburbia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προάστια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorstede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

suburbia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

suburbia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of suburbia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBURBIA»

The term «suburbia» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.545 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBURBIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about suburbia

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9 QUOTES WITH «SUBURBIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word suburbia.
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Marc Cherry
I'm excited and terrified to write something new. I won't be writing about suburbia.
2
Beth Henley
I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community theatre plays.
3
James Howard Kunstler
Americans are suffering so much from being in unrewarding environments that it has made us very cynical. I think that American suburbia has become a powerful generator of anxiety and depression.
4
James Howard Kunstler
Suburbia is not going to run on biodiesel. The easy-motoring tourist industry is not going to run on biodiesel, wind power and solar fuel.
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James Howard Kunstler
One of the problems with the fiasco of suburbia is that it destroyed our understanding of the distinction between the country and the town, between the urban and the rural. They're not the same thing.
6
Hari Kunzru
Suburbia is all about private ownership and not having to share, and it leads to a paranoid, defensive mindset. I know this, having grown up in Essex.
7
Bob McDonnell
I'm really the candidate who has really lived his whole life in suburbia.
8
Vikas Swarup
It is in the genes of cities to bounce back from disasters - whether natural or man made. The denizens of suburbia have no choice but to survive and move on. But it is the manner in which different cities respond to emergencies that sets them apart.
9
Bill Vaughan
Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBURBIA»

Discover the use of suburbia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suburbia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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SubUrbia
The suffocatingly safe world of modern American suburbia feeds their frustrations, and a night of beer-drinking and partying careens recklessly towards despair, violence and death.
Eric Bogosian, 2009
2
Tales from Outer Suburbia
From the much-acclaimed creator of The Arrival, The Red Tree and The Lost Thing, fifteen intriguing illustrated stories about the mysteries that lurk below the surface of suburban life.
Shaun Tan, 2008
3
Transport for Suburbia: Beyond the Automobile Age
The need for effective public transport is greater than ever in the twenty-first century.
Paul Mees, 2010
4
The Buddha of Suburbia
Winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award 'A wonderful novel.
Hanif Kureishi, 2009
5
Ballads of Suburbia
In high school, Kara helped maintain the "Stories of Suburbia" notebook, which contained newspaper articles about bizarre, tragic events from suburbs all over America, and personal vignettes that Kara dubbed "ballads" written by her friends ...
Stephanie Kuehnert, 2009
6
Ruling Suburbia: John J. McClure and the Republican Machine ...
Ruling Suburbia chronicles the history of the Republican machine that has dominated the political life of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, since 1875, and of the career of John J. McClure, who controlled the machine from 1907 until 1965.
John Morrison McLarnon, 2003
7
Witnessing Suburbia: Conservatives and Christian Youth Culture
"Witnessing Suburbia "is a lively cultural analysis of the conservative shift in national politics that transformed the United States during the Reagan-Bush era.
Eileen Luhr, 2009
8
Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000
Encompassing environmental controversies as well as the complexities of race, gender, and class, Hayden’s fascinating account will forever alter how we think about the communities we build and inhabit. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Dolores Hayden, 2009
9
Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia
If you're studying this novel, reading it for your book club, or if you simply want to know more about it, you'll find this guide informative and helpful. This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels.
Nahem Yousaf, 2002
10
Democracy in Suburbia
And he believes this is possible without sacrifice of local government's advantages.
J. Eric Oliver, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBURBIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suburbia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lost in Suburbia: Not a fan of the tan
Once spring segued into summer, it occurred to me that I probably needed to get back on my sunscreen game before I ended up looking like Samsonite luggage ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
2
Right-Wing ALEC Now Says School Vouchers Are for Kids in …
The agenda for this week's ALEC meeting includes a presentation entitled: “Problems in Suburbia: Why Middle-Class Students Need School Choice, Digital ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
3
Lost in Suburbia: Open wide and say, 'Yawn'
Married couples yawn a lot.” He yawned. “I can see why.” Become a fan of Lost in Suburbia on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LostinSuburbiaFanPage. «Taft Midway Driller, May 15»
4
Sex In Suburbia with Claire Sweeney
The archetypal sassy Scouse sweetheart, former Brookside actress and West End star Claire Sweeney found life was imitating art when she played a woman ... «Bristol Post, Apr 15»
5
Lost in Suburbia: Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak bathroom
When we bought our house 15 years ago, we spent all the money on the house and had nothing left for any upgrades. This was unfortunate because the last ... «Pocono Record, Apr 15»
6
Revisiting A Suburbia-Gone-Sour In Ross Macdonald's Crime Fiction
Ross Macdonald had a smart answer to the tedious question of why he devoted his considerable talents to writing "mere" detective stories: Macdonald said that ... «NPR, Apr 15»
7
Review: Sex in Suburbia at Empire Theatre
Following a sell-out run at the Royal Court last year, Sex in Suburbia, the first stage show to be penned by Scouse actress Claire Sweeney, came to the larger ... «Liverpool Echo, Mar 15»
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Lost in Suburbia: Above and beyond the call of nature
... on actually changing the roll when it's empty." Note: Become a fan of Lost in Suburbia on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LostinSuburbiaFanPage ... «NJ.com, Mar 15»
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Lost in Suburbia: Top ten reasons I like my dog better than my kids
By Tracy Beckerman. There are a lot of people who think it would be a great idea to get a puppy at the same time that they have a new baby. They have images ... «NJ.com, Mar 15»
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Claire Sweeney explores mysteries of men, dating and motherhood …
Claire Sweeney talks about Sex In Suburbia, the new stage production touring theatres across Surrey and Hampshire this spring. Filled with fun, laughter, ... «Get Surrey, Mar 15»

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