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esikaupunkialue — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • suburb noun A residential area on the edge of a city, with its own local shops and services.
  • suburbia noun Suburbs collectively, especially thought of as conventional or unexciting.

Senses

esikaupunkialue is used for these senses in English:

  • suburb A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.
  • suburbia (originally, Britain) The suburbs as a whole and all that characterizes or pertains to them; (sometimes derogatory) the suburbs as encapsulated or represented by the typical characteristics or qualities of the people living there, especially complacency, conformity, conservativeness, dullness, etc. [from late 19th c.]

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