Definition
Residential areas on the outskirts of a city, or the culture and lifestyle associated with suburban living.
Etymology
From Latin 'sub' (under, near) + 'urbs' (city), literally meaning 'near the city.' The modern term gained popularity in the 20th century as American cities expanded outward with planned residential communities.
Kelly Says
After World War II, federal mortgage programs and highways created American suburbia, which doubled suburban populations and fundamentally reshaped how millions lived—yet suburbs were often designed to feel identical, creating a mass-produced way of life.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ከከተማ ውጭ
ke-ke-te-ma w-cht
ARالعربية
الضواحي
al-duwwaḥi
BNবাংলা
নগরের বাইরের এলাকা
no-gerer ba-ire-r e-la-ka
CSČeština
městys
me-st-ys
DADansk
forstæder
for-stae-der
DEDeutsch
Vorstadt
for-shtah-t
ELΕλληνικά
προάστια
pro-as-tia
ESEspañol
suburbios
sub-ur-bee-os
FAفارسی
حومه شهر
ho-ome she-hr
FISuomi
esikaupunki
es-i-kau-pun-ki
FRFrançais
banlieue
ban-l-yuh
GUGU
ગ્રામ્ય વિસ્તાર
gra-my vi-s-ta-ar
HEעברית
שכונות מגורים
sh-ko-not ma-go-rim
HIहिन्दी
प्रांगण
pra-ang-an
HUMagyar
elővárosok
e-lo-va-ro-sok
IDBahasa Indonesia
pinggiran kota
ping-gi-ran ko-ta
ITItaliano
periferia
pe-ri-fe-ria
KKKK
қала сырты
qa-la syr-ty
MRMR
शहराबाहेरचे भाग
sha-har-ba-ha-re-che ba-ag
MSBahasa Melayu
pinggir bandar
ping-gir ban-dar
MYမြန်မာ
မြို့ပြ ပြင်ပ
myo-p-y-in p-yap
NLNederlands
buitenwijken
bo-ten-wi-ken
NONorsk
forstader
for-sta-der
PAPA
ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ ਖੇਤਰ
sheh-ri k-het-ar
PLPolski
przedmieścia
pre-d-mie-s-t-ch-a
PTPortuguês
subúrbio
su-bur-bee-o
RUРусский
пригород
pri-go-rod
SVSvenska
förorter
for-or-ter
TAதமிழ்
நகரப்புறங்கள்
na-ga-ra-pu-r-an-gal
TEతెలుగు
నగర ప్రాంతాలు
na-ga-ra pra-an-ta-alu
THไทย
เขตเทศบาล
khet thet-ba-an
TLTL
labas ng lungsod
la-bas ng lungsod
TRTürkçe
banliyö
ban-li-yo
UKУкраїнська
передмістя
pre-d-mis-t-ya
URاردو
شہری حلقہ
she-hri ha-l-qa
VITiếng Việt
ngoại ô
ngai o
ZUZU
izifundazwe
i-zi-fun-da-zwe