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burbs
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burbs
(noun)
burbs
/
ˈ
bɚbz/
noun
burbs
/
ˈ
bɚbz/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BURBS
the burbs
US, informal
:
the area around a city in which many people live
:
the suburbs
They bought a house in
the burbs
.
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