suburbia          
noun [ U ]  mainly disapproving uk/səˈbɜː.bi.ə/ us/səˈbɝː.bi.ə/
 (缺乏大型商店、娱乐设施等的)郊区,市郊
the outer parts of a town, where there are houses, but no large shops, places of work, or places of entertainment
  They live in a two-bedroomed house in the heart of suburbia. 他们住在设施缺乏的市郊中心区一栋两居室的房子里。 
  郊区居民的生活方式
the way of life of people who live in the outer parts of a town
  He has written a book about middle-class suburbia. 他写了一本有关郊区中产阶级生活的书。