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SUBURBS

\sˈʌbɜːbz], \sˈʌbɜːbz], \s_ˈʌ_b_ɜː_b_z]\

Definitions of SUBURBS

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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The parts of a city without the walls; the outskirts or outlying parts of a city or town; the confines.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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