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Suburbanize vs Suburbanite - What's the difference?

suburbanize | suburbanite |

As a verb suburbanize

is to make suburban; to convert or adapt to a suburb.

As a noun suburbanite is

someone who dwells in suburbia.

suburbanize

English

Verb

(suburbaniz)
  • To make suburban; to convert or adapt to a suburb.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 27, author=Isabel Kershner, title=The Kibbutz Sheds Socialism and Gains Popularity, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Only in 2007 they are less about pure socialism than a kind of suburbanized version of it. }}

    Related terms

    * suburbanization

    suburbanite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) Someone who dwells in suburbia.
    • Don't call me a suburbanite just because I live in Oak Grove!