DictionaryRoot: urbs
Latin
urbs
city
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noun
suburb
SUB-urb/ˈsʌbɜːrb/
A residential community on the edge of or just outside a city.
Etymology
Here sub- means near or below: a suburb was an outlying area just outside a city's walls. Such areas could be agricultural or residential, with the selected sense focusing on housing.