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Exurb Ex·Urb Noun Urb  A Region City Suburbs

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ex·urb

 
 \\ˈek-ˌsərb, ˈeg-ˌzərb\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  ex- + suburb
 DATE  1955
: a region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and that often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families
• ex·ur·ban 
 \\ek-ˈsər-bən; eg-ˈzər-, ig-\\ adjective
English Etymology
exurb
  1955, Amer.Eng., from L. ex- + urb "city," on model of suburb.The outer, prosperous ring of the suburbs.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ex·urb
\ˈekˌsərb, ˈegˌzərb\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: ex- (I) (out of) + -urb (as in suburb)
: a region or district outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs that is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families
 < the exurb is generally further from New York than the suburb on the same railway line — A.C.Spectorsky >
 < the city, the suburbs, and the exurbs — H.S.Commager >

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