a district lying immediately outside a city or town, esp. a smaller residential community.

the suburbs, the area composed of such districts.

an outlying part.

noun

center , metropolis

noun

bedroom community , burb , country , countryside , environs , fringe , hamlet , hinterland , outlying area , outpost , outskirts , precinct , purlieu , residential area , slub , suburbia , village , edge , outskirt , faubourg , precincts