exurbia.

The residential areas beyond a city’s suburbs, considered collectively as a region or way of settlement.

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Words that belong together

• the growth of exurbia
• homes in exurbia

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The new road carried the city’s commuters farther into exurbia.

Exurbia spread around the villages without entirely replacing their fields.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.