Located outside or beyond a city; relating to areas on the outskirts or periphery of urban development.
From 'a-' (prefix meaning away from or outside) + 'urban' (from Latin 'urbanus,' relating to a city); an archaic or rare term.
Words like 'aburban' show English speakers struggling to create vocabulary for the suburban phenomenon—modern English settled on 'suburban,' but earlier writers tried various prefix combinations.
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