"burb" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɝb/ [General-American], /bɜːb/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-burb.wav [Southern-England] Forms: burbs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b Etymology: Clipping of suburb. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|suburb}} Clipping of suburb Head templates: {{en-noun}} burb (plural burbs)
  1. (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) A suburb. Tags: colloquial, in-plural Synonyms: 'burb
    Sense id: en-burb-en-noun-iOnpQ9KA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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Download JSON data for burb meaning in English (1.3kB)

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