suburbia
noun[U]
mainlydisapprovinguk/səˈbɜː.bi.ə/us/səˈbɝː.bi.ə/theouterpartsof atown, where there arehouses, but nolargeshops,placesofwork, orplacesofentertainment:
(缺乏大型商店、娱乐设施等的)郊区,市郊Theylivein a two-bedroomedhousein theheartof suburbia.他们住在设施缺乏的市郊中心区一栋两居室的房子里。
the way oflifeofpeoplewholivein theouterpartsof atown:
郊区居民的生活方式He has written abookaboutmiddle-classsuburbia.他写了一本有关郊区中产阶级生活的书。
Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities
- anti-development
- arrondissement
- backstreet
- backstreets
- borough
- botanic garden
- business park
- council estate
- housing estate
- industrial estate
- marketplace
- on skid rowidiom
- outer ring
- science park
- shantytown
- slummy
- subdivision
- suburb
- suburban
- Wimbledon
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