suburbia

Synonyms:

suburb, suburban area

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Wimbledon

a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts

Clichy-la-Garenne

a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century

Orly

a southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris

Sun City

a residential suburb of Phoenix

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addition

a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area

bedroom community

a community where many commuters live

faubourg

a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city

stockbroker belt

a wealthy residential suburb

Type of:

community, residential area, residential district

a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences