n. [ L. suburbium; sub under, below, near + urbs a city. See Urban. ]
[ London ] could hardly have contained less than thirty or forty thousand souls within its walls; and the suburbs were very populous. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]
The suburb of their straw-built citadel. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Suburb roister,
a. [ L. suburbanus. ] Of or pertaining to suburbs; inhabiting, or being in, the suburbs of a city. “Suburban taverns.” Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
Suburban villas, highway-side retreats, . . .
Delight the citizen. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who dwells in the suburbs. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a suburb or suburbs on its outer part. [ 1913 Webster ]
The pope having stretched his authority beyond the bounds of his suburbicarian precincts. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]