suburbia

== English == === Etymology === From suburb +‎ -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns, the names of collections of things, etc.), perhaps modelled after Latin suburbia (“suburbs”), the plural of suburbium. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈbɜːbi.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /səˈbɝbi.ə/ Hyphenation: sub‧urb‧ia === Noun === suburbia (countable and uncountable, plural suburbias) (originally UK) The suburbs as a whole and all that characterizes or pertains to them; (sometimes derogatory) the suburbs as encapsulated or represented by the typical characteristics or qualities of the people living there, especially complacency, conformity, conservativeness, dullness, etc. [from late 19th c.] Synonyms: suburbandom, suburbanhood, suburbanism, suburbanity ==== Coordinate terms ==== conurbia ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === suburb on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Latin == === Noun === suburbia nominative/accusative/vocative plural of suburbium