Suburbia
noun
Location outside of a city where people live, typically a wealthier area with houses and residential areas.
Many working professionals desire to settle in suburbia for its calm and serene setting.
Often appears as...
- escape to suburbia
- life in suburbia
noun
The lifestyle or attitudes associated with people who live in suburban areas, often associated with conformity and lack of diversity.
Her book dissects the monotony and materialism of suburbia.
Often appears as...
- critique of suburbia
- monotony of suburbia
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Disapproving
noun
Location outside of a city where people live, typically a wealthier area with houses and residential areas.
Many working professionals desire to settle in suburbia for its calm and serene setting.
Often appears as...
- escape to suburbia
- life in suburbia
noun
The lifestyle or attitudes associated with people who live in suburban areas, often associated with conformity and lack of diversity.
Her book dissects the monotony and materialism of suburbia.
Often appears as...
- critique of suburbia
- monotony of suburbia
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Context
Suburbia refers to areas close to cities, not rural or inner-city areas.
They moved to suburbia to enjoy a quieter life near the city.
Pro Tip 2/3Socioeconomic Implication
Suburbia often implies a middle to upper-class lifestyle.
Suburbia is typically associated with well-maintained lawns and two-car garages.
Pro Tip 3/3Family-Friendly Notion
Suburbia is popularly considered ideal for raising families due to perceived safety and schools.
They chose suburbia for its reputable schools and friendly community.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Context
Suburbia refers to areas close to cities, not rural or inner-city areas.
They moved to suburbia to enjoy a quieter life near the city.
Pro Tip 2/3Socioeconomic Implication
Suburbia often implies a middle to upper-class lifestyle.
Suburbia is typically associated with well-maintained lawns and two-car garages.
Pro Tip 3/3Family-Friendly Notion
Suburbia is popularly considered ideal for raising families due to perceived safety and schools.
They chose suburbia for its reputable schools and friendly community.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Context
Suburbia refers to areas close to cities, not rural or inner-city areas.
They moved to suburbia to enjoy a quieter life near the city.
Pro Tip 2/3Socioeconomic Implication
Suburbia often implies a middle to upper-class lifestyle.
Suburbia is typically associated with well-maintained lawns and two-car garages.
Pro Tip 3/3Family-Friendly Notion
Suburbia is popularly considered ideal for raising families due to perceived safety and schools.
They chose suburbia for its reputable schools and friendly community.
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Jamila Lyiscott: 3 ways...
If I had the vocal capacity I would sing this from every mountaintop, From every suburbia, and every hood ‘Cause the only God of language is the one recorded in the Genesis Of this world saying “it is good" So I may not always come before you with excellency of speech But do not judge me by my language and assume
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James Kunstler: How bad...
You know, one of the problems with the fiasco of suburbia is that it destroyed our understanding of the distinction between the country and the town, between the urban and the rural. They're not the same thing. And we're not going to cure the problems of the urban by dragging the country into the city,
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Ellen Dunham-Jones:...
an urban lifestyle, but most of their jobs will continue to be out in suburbia. The other big dynamic of change is the sheer performance of underperforming asphalt. Now I keep thinking this would be a great name for an indie rock band,
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We train soldiers for...
now have the technology to put our warriors through advanced training, drop them in to fight anywhere on the globe and when they're done, jet them back to peacetime suburbia. But just imagine for a moment what this must feel like.
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Teddy Cruz: How...
in the process of building a more inflated version of suburbia in the last decades. So these are houses waiting to cross the border. Not only people cross the border here, but entire chunks of one city move to the next,
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Colbert's Life in the...
21 years ago leaving a financial career in suburbia behind don't have electricity no electricity no refrigerator if I were to win the lottery and have a lot of money I still wouldn't buy electricity to me is just
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Retrofitting suburbia -...
to do the math on our transportation costs and they're not going down anytime soon whether you love suburbia zli fee privacy or you it's soulless commercial strips there are reasons why it's important to
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The biggest risks facing...
But as you can see, it spread into edge cities and suburbia as far as the eye can see. Cities need to know when not to build, so as not to reproduce urban sprawl and slums of downward accountability.
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Golf Course Camping PIPE...
as the boy's head deeper into suburbia Johnny needs to find a legal place to make camp before it gets too late what is this we think it is it's a golf course what's your stay here obviously
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Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
free fully independent adult moving towards suburbia one recognizable canid has adapted well to the changing
Video examples
Jamila Lyiscott: 3 ways...
If I had the vocal capacity I would sing this from every mountaintop, From every suburbia, and every hood ‘Cause the only God of language is the one recorded in the Genesis Of this world saying “it is good" So I may not always come before you with excellency of speech But do not judge me by my language and assume
Video examples
James Kunstler: How bad...
You know, one of the problems with the fiasco of suburbia is that it destroyed our understanding of the distinction between the country and the town, between the urban and the rural. They're not the same thing. And we're not going to cure the problems of the urban by dragging the country into the city,
Video examples
Ellen Dunham-Jones:...
an urban lifestyle, but most of their jobs will continue to be out in suburbia. The other big dynamic of change is the sheer performance of underperforming asphalt. Now I keep thinking this would be a great name for an indie rock band,
Video examples
We train soldiers for...
now have the technology to put our warriors through advanced training, drop them in to fight anywhere on the globe and when they're done, jet them back to peacetime suburbia. But just imagine for a moment what this must feel like.
Video examples
Teddy Cruz: How...
in the process of building a more inflated version of suburbia in the last decades. So these are houses waiting to cross the border. Not only people cross the border here, but entire chunks of one city move to the next,
Video examples
Colbert's Life in the...
21 years ago leaving a financial career in suburbia behind don't have electricity no electricity no refrigerator if I were to win the lottery and have a lot of money I still wouldn't buy electricity to me is just
Video examples
Retrofitting suburbia -...
to do the math on our transportation costs and they're not going down anytime soon whether you love suburbia zli fee privacy or you it's soulless commercial strips there are reasons why it's important to
Video examples
The biggest risks facing...
But as you can see, it spread into edge cities and suburbia as far as the eye can see. Cities need to know when not to build, so as not to reproduce urban sprawl and slums of downward accountability.
Video examples
Golf Course Camping PIPE...
as the boy's head deeper into suburbia Johnny needs to find a legal place to make camp before it gets too late what is this we think it is it's a golf course what's your stay here obviously
Video examples
Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
free fully independent adult moving towards suburbia one recognizable canid has adapted well to the changing
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Quote examples
Jeff Baena
American Director
I grew up in suburbia, so it's a world I'm familiar with... but in my experience, all the families that I grew up thinking were the perfect families who kept it together... all their secrets would come out, and it'd be something dark and disgusting beneath the surface, so I wanted to exploit that.
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Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
American Author
We may never find a way to live in suburbia with deer as we do with raccoons, say, or squirrels. So for this reason, it's very important that we make sure always to save enough wild or open land so that they can live in their normal manner.
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Lee Unkrich
American Director
It wasn't the first film to show a kind of alternate vision of suburbia, but it left an indelible impression, I think, on everybody, and all films like that will forever be measured against 'Blue Velvet.
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Rick Famuyiwa
Nigerian Director
I wanted to try and change the idea of what we call mainstream. So many times what we call mainstream is upper middle class white suburbia. And anything outside of that is considered niche.
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Terri Irwin
American Scientist
She's born and raised with wildlife, living with a zoo. What would be strange for Bindi is if she were in an apartment in suburbia with a goldfish.
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Nancy Wilson
American Musician
We struck out on our own in suburbia with parents who actually helped us get where we needed to go.
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Bob McDonnell
American Politician
I'm really the candidate who has really lived his whole life in suburbia.
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KRS-One
American Musician
I came from the heart of the ghetto - there ain't no suburbia in me.
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Gia Coppola
American Director
Visually, I love the setting of suburbia.
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Alvaro Enrigue
American Author
Great rock n' roll comes from suburbia.
Quote examples
Jeff Baena
American Director
I grew up in suburbia, so it's a world I'm familiar with... but in my experience, all the families that I grew up thinking were the perfect families who kept it together... all their secrets would come out, and it'd be something dark and disgusting beneath the surface, so I wanted to exploit that.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
American Author
We may never find a way to live in suburbia with deer as we do with raccoons, say, or squirrels. So for this reason, it's very important that we make sure always to save enough wild or open land so that they can live in their normal manner.
Quote examples
Lee Unkrich
American Director
It wasn't the first film to show a kind of alternate vision of suburbia, but it left an indelible impression, I think, on everybody, and all films like that will forever be measured against 'Blue Velvet.
Quote examples
Rick Famuyiwa
Nigerian Director
I wanted to try and change the idea of what we call mainstream. So many times what we call mainstream is upper middle class white suburbia. And anything outside of that is considered niche.
Quote examples
Terri Irwin
American Scientist
She's born and raised with wildlife, living with a zoo. What would be strange for Bindi is if she were in an apartment in suburbia with a goldfish.
Quote examples
Nancy Wilson
American Musician
We struck out on our own in suburbia with parents who actually helped us get where we needed to go.
Quote examples
Bob McDonnell
American Politician
I'm really the candidate who has really lived his whole life in suburbia.
Quote examples
KRS-One
American Musician
I came from the heart of the ghetto - there ain't no suburbia in me.
Quote examples
Gia Coppola
American Director
Visually, I love the setting of suburbia.
Quote examples
Alvaro Enrigue
American Author
Great rock n' roll comes from suburbia.
Example 1 of 10
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