Definition of SUBURBIA

suburbia

Plural: suburbias

Noun

  • a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
  • suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture
  • The suburbs as a whole and all that characterizes or pertains to them; (sometimes derogatory) the suburbs as encapsulated or represented by the typical characteristics or qualities of the people living there, especially complacency, conformity, conservativeness, dullness, etc.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
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From suburb + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns, the names of collections of things, etc.)

Synonyms

suburb, suburban area, suburbandom, suburbanhood, suburbanism, suburbanity

Scrabble Score: 12

suburbia is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
suburbia is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
suburbia is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

suburbia is a valid Words With Friends word