/ Dictionary / Index S suburban: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sub•ur•ban Pronunciation: (su-bûr'bun), [key] — adj. pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town. characteristic of a suburb or suburbs. —n. a suburbanite. a short overcoat for casual wear. See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: suburban (Thesaurus) suburb suburbanite Related Content Daily Word Quiz: paradox Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language