Exurb
[ek-serb, eg-zerb] /ˈɛk sərb, ˈɛg zərb/
noun
1.
a small, usually prosperous, community situated beyond the of a city.
n.
“the outer, prosperous ring of the suburbs,” 1955, American English, from exurban (adj.), by 1838 (it seems to have arisen in the writings of the reform movement focused on getting cemeteries out of cities), from ex- + urban, on model of suburb. Related: Exurbanite; exurbia.
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[ek-sur-buh-nahyt, eg-zur-] /ɛkˈsɜr bəˌnaɪt, ɛgˈzɜr-/ noun 1. a person who lives in an exurb, especially one who has moved there from a city.
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