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Where the city goes to wear sweatpants and own a lawnmower.
means Residential zones ringing a city, trading downtown density for driveways, quiet, and commutes.
from From Latin suburbium, meaning under or near the city — sub (below) plus urbs (city), the literal outskirts.
Roman rootsWealthy Romans built suburban villas to escape city stink.
Streetcar boomEarly suburbs followed rail lines, not highways.
Cul-de-sacFrench for bottom of the bag — a dead end.