Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
subversive
subvert
subvirus
subvocal
subvocalize
subway
subwoofer
subzero
succah
succeed
succentor
succès d’estime
succès de scandale
succès fou
success
success story
successful
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "suburb" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

suburb

sub·urb [ sú bùrb ] (plural sub·urbs)


noun 
Definition:
 
residential area bordering city: a district, especially a residential one, on the edge of a city or large town

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin suburbium "near a city" < urbs "city"]
Englishtown: Learn English online
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Upgrade your Encarta experience
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft