Antonyms for suburbia

Grammar : Noun

Spell : suh-bur-bee-uh

Phonetic Transcription : səˈbɜr bi ə

Definition of suburbia

Origin : 1895, from suburb + -ia, probably influenced by utopia; originally in England with reference to London.

As in outskirts : noun edge of a geographic area
As in suburb : noun neighborhood outside of but reliant on nearby large city
As in Middle America : noun general populice
As in silent majority : noun general public

Example sentences :

A Radical out and out, she learnt to speak with horror of Suburbia.
Extract from : « A Room With A View » by E. M. Forster

He bore the stamp of suburbia all over him, and his accent was peculiarly that of London.
Extract from : « Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo » by William Le Queux

As for the Spaniards and the Scandinavians, they would pass for geniuses only in Suburbia.
Extract from : « A Book of Prefaces » by H. L. Mencken

A model of the Suburbia 38, a riding mower powered by a 5-hp gasoline engine with three speeds between ½ mph and 4½ mph.
Extract from : « Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology » by John T. Schlebecker

Such are the atrocities upon which Suburbia has to base its ideas of one of the most imposing of trees.
Extract from : « Wayside and Woodland Trees » by Edward Step

Suburbia often makes the excuse that their pocket-handkerchief of a garden is much too small to be made beautiful.
Extract from : « Myths & Legends of Japan » by F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis

He spoke with a cultured English accent more than a Cockney or a suburbia accent.
Extract from : « Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

In her most rebellious moods the leaven of Philistia (or the British equivalent, Suburbia) comes to the surface.
Extract from : « Ivory Apes and Peacocks » by James Huneker

The Emperor and Empress, though immensely wealthy, practise the economy of London suburbia.
Extract from : « The Secrets of Potsdam » by William Le Queux

There is much good-natured satire and lively reading at the expense of Suburbia.
Extract from : « Psyche » by Louis Couperus

Synonyms for suburbia

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