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exurban

UK/ɛɡˈzɜː.bən/US/ɛɡˈzɝ.bən/

exurban adjective: of, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb.

Adjective

exurban

  1. Of, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb.
    • Mirella had a story about a duplex in a housing development of identical duplexes, exurban Cleveland, cornfields on one side and an expressway on the other.2020, Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel, Picador (2021), page 84

Noun

exurban (plural exurbans)

  1. A person who lives in an exurb.

Forms of exurban

Adjective
alternative formex-urban
Noun
pluralexurbans

Questions about exurban

What does exurban mean?
Exurban means of, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb.
What part of speech is exurban?
Exurban can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce exurban?
Exurban is pronounced /ɛɡˈzɜː.bən/ (UK).

Words near exurban in the dictionary

  1. exuperances
  2. exuperancy
  3. exuperant
  4. exuperate
  5. exurb
  6. exurban
  7. exurbanite
  8. exurbanites
  9. exurbanity
  10. exurbanization
  11. exurbanizations

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