Suburbanite

/səˈbɜrbəˌnaɪt/ noun

Definition

A person who lives in the suburbs, typically in a residential area outside a city center.

Etymology

From Latin 'suburbium' - literally 'under the city' (sub = under, urbs = city). In ancient Rome, the suburbs were considered inferior areas beneath the dignity of the main city, often where the poor lived outside the city walls. The modern American dream of suburban living would have baffled Romans, who saw these 'sub-urban' areas as places you lived only if you couldn't afford the real city.

Kelly Says

The word 'suburbanite' carries an ancient Roman snobbishness - it literally means someone who lives 'beneath' the city. It's ironic that what Romans considered the lower-class outskirts became the aspirational middle-class ideal of 20th-century America.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ከከተማ ውጭ 居住者
ke-ke-te-ma w-cht ji-ha-d-ze
ARالعربية
مقيم في الضواحي
muqim fi l-duwwaḥi
BNবাংলা
শহরের বাইরের বাসিন্দা
sho-herer ba-ire-r ba-sin-d-a
CACatalà
veí de la perifèria
ve-i de la pe-ri-fe-ria
CSČeština
obyvatel předměstí
o-by-va-tel pre-d-me-s-ti
DADansk
forstadsborgers
for-stad-s-bor-gers
DEDeutsch
Vorstadthauer
for-shtah-how-er
ELΕλληνικά
κατοικητής των προαστίων
ka-to-i-te-s tōn pro-as-ti-ōn
ESEspañol
suburbano
sub-ur-bah-no
FAفارسی
ساکن حومه شهر
sa-ken ho-ome she-hr
FISuomi
esikaupunkilainen
es-i-kau-pun-ki-lai-nen
FRFrançais
citoyen de banlieue
si-twah-zahn duh ba-n-l-yuh
GUGU
ગ્રામ્ય રહેવાસી
gra-my re-hwa-asi
HAHA
mutumin garin
mu-tu-min ga-rin
HEעברית
תושב שכונת מגורים
to-shev sh-ko-nat ma-go-rim
HIहिन्दी
प्रांगणवासी
pra-ang-na-va-see
HUMagyar
elővárosi lakos
e-lo-va-ro-si la-kos
IDBahasa Indonesia
penduduk pinggiran kota
pen-duk-uk ping-gi-ran ko-ta
IGIG
ndị biakporo
n-di bi-a-ko-ro
ITItaliano
abitante della periferia
a-bee-ta-nte della pe-ri-fe-ri-a
JA日本語
郊外住人
kōgai jūjin
KKKK
қала сыртында тұратын адам
qa-la syr-tynda tu-ra-tyn a-dam
KMKM
ប្រជាជន ក្រៅ ទីក្រុង
bra-che-a-chon krao ti-krong
KO한국어
교외 주민
gyo-gwa jumin
MSBahasa Melayu
penduduk pinggir bandar
pen-duk-uk ping-gir ban-dar
MYမြန်မာ
မြို့ပြ ပြင်ပ cư dân
myo-p-y-in p-yap-s-i-d-an
NLNederlands
buitenwijker
bo-ten-wi-ker
NONorsk
forstadsbeboere
for-stads-be-bo-ere
PAPA
ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ ਹੱ reacties
sheh-ri ha-re-ak-tes
PLPolski
mieszkaniec przedmieścia
mje-sh-ka-ne-ets pre-d-mie-s-t-ch
PTPortuguês
suburbano
su-bur-ba-no
RORomână
locuitor al suburb
lo-ku-i-tor al sub-urb
RUРусский
житель пригорода
zhi-tel pri-go-ro-da
SVSvenska
förortsbo
for-orts-bo
SWKiswahili
mkae wa mtaa
m-kae wa m-taa
TAதமிழ்
நகரப்புறவாசி
na-ga-ra-pu-ra-va-asi
TEతెలుగు
నగర ప్రాంత వాసి
na-ga-ra pra-an-tha va-asi
THไทย
ผู้อยู่อาศัยในเขตเทศบาล
phū oi-yū-ā-sai nai khet thet-ba-an
TLTL
tagal na naninirahan sa labas ng lungsod
ta-gal na na-ni-ni-ra-han sa la-bas ng lungsod
TRTürkçe
banliyö sakini
ban-li-yo sa-ki-ni
UKУкраїнська
мешканець передмістя
me-sh-ka-nets pre-d-mis-t-ya
URاردو
شہری حلقہ کا رہنے والا
she-hri ha-l-qa ka ra-hne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người dân ngoại ô
nguoi dan ngai o
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ́ ìlú
e-ko-i-lu
ZH中文
郊区居民
jiāo qū jūmín
ZUZU
umshayeli wezifundazwe
um-sha-ye-li we-zi-fun-da-zwe

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