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suburbanite

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Sociology
sub·ur·ban·ite /səˈbɜːbənaɪt $ -ˈbɜːr-/ noun [countable]  SSAREAsomeone who lives in a suburb – often used to show disapproval 郊区居民,住在郊区的人〔常含贬义〕 Patsy’s father is a typical suburbanite. 帕奇的父亲是个典型的郊区人。
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suburbaniteThe real conflict between Detroiters and suburbanites is in their different approaches to handling corruption.A lawn-mowing, mall-shopping, jeep-commuting suburbanite, he lives quietly in Acton with his wife and two sons and shuns publicity.But by now, they were no longer suburbanites.For most of the new suburbanites the railways and the railway station became an integral part of their lives.As a result, the urban masses turned to the Labour Party and the suburbanites in self-defence to the Tories.This year, the suburbanites may be swinging back to the Democratic column.White suburbanites bemoan the loss of their cities to crime, drugs and-by extension-black neighbourhoods.
sub·ur·ban·ite nounChineseSyllable
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suburbanite
suburbanite /səˈbɜːbənaɪt $ -ˈbɜːr-/ noun [countable]
someone who lives in a suburb – often used to show disapproval:
    Patsy’s father is a typical suburbanite.


sub·ur·ban·iteBrE /ˈbɜːbənaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɜːrbənaɪt/ 🔊 noun (often disapproving) a person who lives in the suburbs of a city 郊区居民