exurbnoun [ C ]
/ˈek.sɜːb//ˈeɡ.zɜːb/us/ˈek.sɝːb//ˈeɡ.zɝːb/specializeda region beyond the suburbs (= the areas built around cities) that is not highly developed and where rich people often live
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Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities
- arrondissement
- backstreets
- barrio
- block
- botanic garden
- concrete jungle
- council estate
- dormitory suburb
- estate
- gated community
- ghetto
- precinct
- red-light district
- slum
- suburbia
- the outskirts
- the wrong/other side of the tracks idiom
- town
- trading estate
- warren
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exurban
adjective /ekˈsɜː.bən//eɡˈzɜː.bən/us/ekˈsɝː.bən//eɡˈzɝː.bən/
an exurban community