Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suburbanization

/səbˌɝbənɪzˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: sub-ur-ban-iza-tion
IPA: /səbˌɝbənɪzˈeɪʃən/

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbs

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“New York was a leader in postwar suburbanization and is now leading the trend toward suburban aging,” Dr. Frey said."

Etymology

Etymology tree English suburbanize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English suburbanization From suburbanize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

suburbanizations (plural)

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce suburbanization?: The recorded pronunciation is /səbˌɝbənɪzˈeɪʃən/.
What does suburbanization mean?: The process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbs
Where does suburbanization come from?: Etymology tree English suburbanize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English suburbanization From suburbanize + -ation.

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