suburban Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs
    • suburban population

WordNet

Sub*ur"ban adjective
Etymology
L. suburbanus.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to suburbs; inhabiting, or being in, the suburbs of a city. "Suburban taverns." Longfellow.
    Suburban villas, highway-side retreats, . . . Delight the citizen. Cowper.
Sub*ur"ban noun
Definitions
  1. One who dwells in the suburbs.

Webster 1913