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residential area vs suburb

suburb vs residential area

residential area and suburb both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
residential area Yes No No No
suburb Yes No No No
As nouns, suburb is a hyponym of residential area; that is, suburb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than residential area:
  • residential area: a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
  • suburb: a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
Other hyponyms of residential area include planned community, uptown, suburban area, suburbia, exurbia, tenement district, rabbit warren, warren.
residential area (noun) suburb (noun)
a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
Difference between residential area and suburb

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