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exurb

Main Entry:: ex·urb
Pronunciation:: \ˈek-ˌsərb, ˈeg-ˌzərb\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: ex- + suburb
Date:: 1955

: a region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and that often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families

— ex·ur·ban

\ek-ˈsər-bən; eg-ˈzər-, ig-\ adjective

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