单词 | exurbia |
释义 | exurbian. Originally U.S. (A quasi-proper name for) the region outside the suburbs of a city; exurbs collectively. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > suburb > remote outer suburb1847 exurb1955 exurbia1955 1955 A. C. Spectorsky Exurbanites ii. 14 Spreading outward from New York City, roughly the first twenty-five miles is solid Suburbia; thereafter, for a belt extending another twenty-five miles, come the exurbs. Exurbia being a recent phenomenon, and a unique one, it may be interesting to explore..how the exurban way of life came to be..superimposed on..earlier cultural patterns in certain areas. 1956 Archit. Rev. 119 81/3 (heading) Exurbia not necessarily subtopia. 1957 Technology Oct. 287/1 First-rate teachers, who are not unduly hard to attract to a new school in a prosperous and pleasant area even in the distant fringes of exurbia. 1968 D. E. Allen Brit. Tastes ii. 43 That wide belt of smaller towns and villages (‘exurbia’) to which so many of those who work in the Metropolis return to sleep. Derivatives eˈxurbian adj. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [adjective] > suburbs > remote outer-suburban1875 exurban1901 exurbanite1955 exurbian1956 1956 Archit. Rev. 119 81/3 Some of the brightest American designers are entangled with Exurbian development, and particularly its most characteristic building type, the super-market. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1955 |
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