Definition of "suburbia" [suburbia]

• The suburbs. (noun)
• Suburbanites considered as a group. (noun)
• Suburbanites considered as a cultural class. (noun)

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• "Most people living in "suburbia" in the United States have not seen or ackownledged this trend."
• "The working poor living in suburbia spend a large portion of their incomes on cars."
• "It is entirely plausible (likely?) that those living in suburbia, on average, have more developed social skills."