suburban area

/səˌbʌrbən ˌɛriə/

Other forms: suburban areas

Definitions of suburban area

1. noun

   a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
   synonyms: suburb, suburbia

   examples:

   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

   types:

   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