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exurban en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɛkˈsɝ.bən/ (General-American)
  • /ɛɡˈzɜː.bən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɛkˈsɜː.bən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɛɡˈzɝ.bən/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. Of, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb.
    • Mirella had a story about a duplex in a housing development of identical duplexes, exurban Cleveland, cornfields on one side and an expressway on the other. 2020, Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel, Picador (2021), page 84:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
ex-urban alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

urban · nonurban · suburban · rural

Relateds

exurbanite

exurban en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɛkˈsɝ.bən/ (General-American)
  • /ɛɡˈzɜː.bən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɛkˈsɜː.bən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɛɡˈzɝ.bən/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. A person who lives in an exurb.

Forms

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exurbans Number=Plur lexicographic
ex-urban alternative lexicographic