suburb
/ˈsʌbɜːb/noun
उच्चारण सबर्ब
उपनगर, बाहरी इलाक़ा
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an area where people live that is outside the centre of a city
उपनगर, बाहरी इलाक़ा
- a quiet suburb of Pune
- They moved to a suburb of Delhi to find cheaper housing.
- Many people travel from the suburbs into the city for work.
+ 2 more examples
- The family lives in a quiet suburb of Kolkata.
- Land prices in the suburbs have risen sharply.
Synonyms outskirts residential area commuter belt periphery environs
Opposite city centre downtown inner city
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
suburb (countable noun)
A suburb is a residential area outside the centre of a city. Singular and plural are different: suburb, suburbs.
'Suburb' शहर के केंद्र के बाहर का आवासीय क्षेत्र है। एकवचन और बहुवचन अलग हैं: suburb, suburbs।
- They live in a quiet suburb of Pune.
- Many suburbs now have their own malls.
in the suburbs / in a suburb of + city
Use in for location and of for the city. 'The suburbs' is a general area; a suburb of is one named place.
स्थान के लिए 'in' और शहर के लिए 'of' आता है। 'The suburbs' सामान्य क्षेत्र है; 'a suburb of' एक नामित स्थान है।
- My aunt lives in the suburbs of Kolkata.
- Noida is a suburb of Delhi.
the suburbs vs. the outskirts
Suburbs are built-up residential areas. Outskirts are the outer edge of a city and may include open land.
'Suburbs' बसे हुए आवासीय क्षेत्र हैं। 'Outskirts' शहर का बाहरी किनारा हैं और उनमें खुली भूमि भी हो सकती है।
- The factory is on the outskirts of the town.
suburban (adjective) / suburbia (noun)
The adjective is suburban, as in suburban train. Suburbia is the suburbs and their way of life, and it is uncountable.
Adjective 'suburban' है, जैसे suburban train। 'Suburbia' उपनगर और उनकी जीवन-शैली है, और यह uncountable है।
- The suburban train was crowded.
- She grew up in the quiet of suburbia.
suburb vs. town / neighbourhood
A suburb depends on a bigger city. A town is independent, and a neighbourhood is any local area.
'Suburb' बड़े शहर पर निर्भर होता है। 'Town' स्वतंत्र होता है और 'neighbourhood' कोई भी स्थानीय क्षेत्र।
- Gurugram is no longer just a suburb.
- Our neighbourhood is very friendly.
+Collocations 4
adjective + suburb
leafyquietouteraffluentgrowingcrowded
- They moved to a quiet suburb near the airport.
verb + suburb
live inmove togrow up incommute fromsettle in
- Arjun commutes from a suburb to the city every day.
suburb + noun
trainbusroadschoolmarket
- She teaches at a suburb school.
adjective + suburbs
outerinnernorthernwesternresidential
- The western suburbs of Mumbai are very busy.
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- Radhika lives in a suburb of Delhi and travels to college by metro.
राधिका दिल्ली के एक उपनगर में रहती है और मेट्रो से महाविद्यालय जाती है।
- Many families moved to the suburbs because the rents were lower.
कई परिवार उपनगरों में चले गए क्योंकि वहाँ किराया कम था।
- The suburbs of Bengaluru have grown very fast in ten years.
बेंगलुरु के उपनगर दस वर्षों में बहुत तेज़ी से बढ़े हैं।
- The suburban train from Churchgate is always full in the evening.
चर्चगेट से चलने वाली उपनगरीय ट्रेन शाम को हमेशा भरी रहती है।
- He prefers the peace of the suburbs to the noise of the city centre.
वह शहर के केंद्र के शोर की अपेक्षा उपनगरों की शांति को पसंद करता है।
- Property prices in the outer suburbs are much lower than in the city.
बाहरी उपनगरों में संपत्ति के दाम शहर की अपेक्षा बहुत कम हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The suburb areas are very quiet.
✓ The suburban areas are very quiet.
Use the adjective suburban before a noun like areas.
Areas जैसे noun से पहले adjective 'suburban' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
sub·urb
?Which word?
Keep the place words together: suburb (a residential area outside the city centre), outskirts (the outer parts of a city), urban (of a city), rural (of the countryside), metropolis (a very large city), conurbation (a large area formed by towns that have grown together).
स्थान के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: suburb (शहर के केंद्र के बाहर आवासीय क्षेत्र, उपनगर), outskirts (शहर के बाहरी भाग), urban (शहरी), rural (ग्रामीण), metropolis (बहुत बड़ा शहर, महानगर), conurbation (साथ बढ़े कस्बों से बना बड़ा क्षेत्र)।