: suburb
usually used in plural

Examples of burb in a Sentence

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Sub-Urban Outfitters? Urban Outfitters shunning the first part of its name for the ‘burbs is perhaps not all that surprising. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024 With few exceptions, all my friends are married, having kids, and buying houses in the ’burbs. Raleigh McCool, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2024 There are top-notch restaurants in the western 'burbs like Kim's Uncle Pizza and the French Market in Wheaton. Axios Local, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024 Shuttle buses will depart from eight locations around Chicago to take fest-goers to SeatGeek Stadium in the near-southwest ‘burbs. Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for burb 

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of burb was in 1971

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“Burb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burb. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

burb

noun
: suburb sense 2
usually used in plural
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