Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)Small towns that lie beyond city suburbs, viewed collectively.

Origin

From pent- + suburbia, coined by Jack Lessinger in 1987 to refer to the fifth American mig

From pent- + suburbia, coined by Jack Lessinger in 1987 to refer to the fifth American migration.

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Word family

1 related words
Derivedpenturban

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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