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Meaning of Suburbanite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
səˈbɝ.bə.naɪt

Definitions

Someone who lives in the suburbs.

informal

Equivalents

Examples

“Don't call me a suburbanite just because I live in Oak Grove!”
“I would suggest that we give the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company a chance to correct the existing faults before condemning the scheme. A SUBURBANITE.”
“The line was doubled in the nineties and Hillfoot station added for suburbanites in 1900.”
“Today’s affluent suburbanites might resent the suggestion that they’re guilty of racial animus, but they’re entirely comfortable with being accused of colorblind class prejudice.”
“Then there’s the problem of charging EVs. Suburbanites with home garages can install chargers, but the lack of public chargers on city streets hasn’t become a major issue yet only because so few people own EVs.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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