exurb

English

Etymology

Blend of extra +‎ urban.

Noun

exurb (plural exurbs)

  1. A residential area beyond the suburbs.
    • 2008 July 21, Megan McArdle, “Exurbs delenda est”, in The Atlantic‎:
      I had my first taste of a collapsing exurb last night.
    • 2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 91:
      Lots of cities are exurbs of other cities for reasons of finance or infrastructure.

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