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exurb — ☆ exurb [eks′ʉrb΄ ] n. [ EX 1 + (SUB)URB: coined (1955) by A. C. Spectorsky (1910 72), U.S. author and editor] a region, generally semirural, beyond the suburbs of a city, inhabited largely by persons in the upper income group exurban adj … English World dictionary
exurb — noun Etymology: ex + suburb Date: 1955 a region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and that often is inhabited chiefly by well to do families • exurban adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
exurb — /ek seuhrb, eg zeuhrb/, n. a small, usually prosperous, community situated beyond the suburbs of a city. [1950 55, Amer.; EX 1 + (SUB)URB] * * * … Universalium
exurb — noun A residential area beyond the suburbs Syn: exurbia See Also: exurban … Wiktionary
exurb — Synonyms and related words: Stadt, banlieue, boom town, borough, bourg, burg, burgh, city, conurbation, exurbia, faubourg, ghost town, greater city, market town, megalopolis, metropolis, metropolitan area, municipality, outskirts, polis, spread… … Moby Thesaurus
exurb — ex·urb || eksÉœËb n. living area beyond the periphery of a city, community beyond the suburbs … English contemporary dictionary
exurb — [ ɛksə:b] noun N. Amer. a prosperous area beyond a city s suburbs. Derivatives exurban adjective exurbanite noun & adjective Origin early 20th cent. (as exurban): from L. ex out of + urban … English new terms dictionary
exurb — ex·urb … English syllables
exurb — ex•urb [[t]ˈɛk sərb, ˈɛg zərb[/t]] n. a small, usu. prosperous community situated beyond the suburbs of a city • Etymology: 1950–55, amer.; ex I+ (sub) urb ex•ur•ban ɛkˈsɜr bən, ɛgˈzɜr adj. ex•ur′ban•ite , n … From formal English to slang
exurb — /ˈɛksɜb/ (say ekserb) noun 1. a settlement located at a greater distance from a city centre than a suburb, often beginning as a small rural centre with housing development which at a later stage is encompassed by the city or city satellite. 2.… …
