suburb

Meaning

Noun

• A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.
• The outer part; the environment.
• Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.

Origin

• From Old French suburbe, subburbe, from Latin suburbium, from sub- + urbs. Displaced native , literally “sub-” or “under-city.”