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sub·ur·ban·ite

(sə-bûr′bə-nīt′)

One who lives in a suburb.

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suburbanite

(səˈbɜːbəˌnaɪt)

(Sociology) a person who lives in a suburb

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sub•ur•ban•ite

(səˈbɜr bəˌnaɪt)

n.

a person who lives in a suburb of a city or large town.

[1885–90]

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suburbanite - a resident of a suburb

occupant, occupier, resident - someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

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suburbanite

n → Vorstädter(in) m(f), → Vorstadtbewohner(in) m(f)

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suburbanite

[səˈbɜːbəˌnaɪt] n → abitante m/f dei sobborghi

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