#exurb

[ ek-serb, eg-zerb ]

noun

1. a small, usually prosperous, community situated beyond the suburbs of a city

origin

1950–55 an Americanism; ex- meaning out + [sub]urb from Latin urbs meaning city

example

Exurbs offer a compromise between the elbow room of rural areas and the social opportunities of the suburbs.

related forms

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The faint echo of footsteps broke the otherwise tranquil morning's reverie as a lone figure made his way through the deserted corridor. The scent of rain wafted in the air even as the humidity clung to Toramtasu's skin; a promise on the horizon in the form of angry clouds obscuring the sun's early morning rays. As his feet carried him toward a familiar destination, the raven haired man's ears caught the gentle hum of a tune he'd long forgotten he'd even known, its melody seemingly reversing time as his pace slowed, halting altogether as Toramatsu took in the bewitching scene before him. There, in the kitchen, stood the girl who'd enchanted more hearts than she'd ever come to know. Armed with little more than her culinary skills and a thirst to feed those around her, the young woman's ability to ensnare even the likes of the brutish men of the Tokugawa, save for Ieyasu himself, was a wondrous sight to behold. He watched as delicate hands moved in practiced flux, each movement purposeful, deliberate in her work. She exerted no unnecessary energy as she put together what Toramatsu knew to be Lord Ieyasu's breakfast. The realization that the scrupulousness with which the young cook arranged each dish would be wasted on the likes of Ieyasu himself brought a vile grimace to the man's features as he pictured the Lord dismissing her efforts once more with nothing more than a callous remark to her character as was his norm.

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Exurb (ek-serb, eg-zerb)

Noun