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suburbanization

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbs

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English suburbanize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English suburbanization From suburbanize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: suburbanizace — population movement from cities to suburbs
  • French: banlieusardisation — population movement from cities to suburbs
  • Georgian: სუბურბანიზაცია (suburbanizacia) — population movement from cities to suburbs
  • Greek: προαστιοποίηση (proastiopoíisi) — population movement from cities to suburbs
  • Hebrew: פִּרְווּר (pirvúr) — population movement from cities to suburbs
  • Indonesian: suburbanisasi — population movement from cities to suburbs
  • Irish: fo-uirbiú — population movement from cities to suburbs