Plural of suburb
regular plural
The plural of suburb is suburbs.
Forms of suburb
| Singular | suburb /ˈsʌbɝb/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | suburbs /ˈsʌbɝbz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Suburbs in a sentence
- Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs.From the entry branch
- As people move to the suburbs, bank branches follow, so they say.From the entry so they say
- She works with the homeless people from the suburbs.From the entry work
- Many commuters travel daily between the Illinois suburbs and Northwest Indiana, making the Illiana area a bustling, interconnected community.From the entry Illiana
- The suburbs are a city's periphery.From the entry periphery
Meaning of suburb
- noun A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.
- noun The outer part; the environment.
- noun Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.
Questions about the plural of suburb
- What is the plural of suburb?
- The plural of suburb is suburbs.
- Is suburb countable?
- Suburb is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: suburb (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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