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/ek serr"beuh nuyt', eg zerr"-/, n.a person who lives in an exurb, esp. one who has moved there from a city.[1950-55; EX-1 + (SUB)URBANITE]
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exurbanite — ☆ exurbanite [eks ʉr′bən īt΄ ] n. [coined (1955) by A. C. Spectorsky < EX 1 + (SUB)URBANITE] a person living in an exurb; esp., one commuting to the city as a business or professional person adj. a characteristic of exurbia or exurbanites … English World dictionary
exurbanite — noun Date: 1955 one who lives in an exurb … New Collegiate Dictionary
exurbanite — noun A person who lives in an exurb … Wiktionary
exurbanite — ex·ur·ban·ite || ɪg zÉœËbÉ™naɪt n. resident of an exurb … English contemporary dictionary
exurbanite — ex·ur·ban·ite … English syllables
exurbanite — ekˈsərbəˌnīt, egˈzər , igˈz noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: ex (I) + urbanite (as in suburbanite) : one that chooses to live in an exurb after residence in the city, that cherishes and preserves an urban manner of living, and that… … Useful english dictionary
exurb — /ˈɛksɜb/ (say ekserb) noun 1. a settlement located at a greater distance from a city centre than a suburb, often beginning as a small rural centre with housing development which at a later stage is encompassed by the city or city satellite. 2.… …
Exurbs — L expression exurb (de extra urbain) a été d abord utilisée dans les années 1950 par Auguste Comte Spectorsky dans son livre The Exurbanite, pour décrire la zone de municipalités rurales aisées s étendant au delà des banlieues traditionnelles et… … Wikipédia en Français
exurban — adjective Of, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb See Also: exurbanite … Wiktionary
bourgeois — Synonyms and related words: Babbitt, Babbittish, Cockney, Everyman, John Smith, Middle American, Philistine, accordant, anal, anal character, arriviste, average, average man, big city man, boor, bounder, burgess, burgher, cad, campy, capitalist,… … Moby Thesaurus
