Sŭb'urb, n.

n. [Lat. suburbium, from prefix sub, under, below, near, and urbs, a city; O. Fr. suburbe, Sp. suburbio.] 1. The region which is on the confines of any city or large town, including buildings, streets, or territory; as, a house stands in the suburbs; a garden is situated in the suburbs of London or Paris. The English have the suburbs won. Shak. 2. Hence, the confines; the out part. “The suburb of their straw-built citadel.” Milton. Suburb roister, a rowdy; a loafer. [Obs.] Milton.