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suburb

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00When the quake hit, I ran out from our apartment building. I blacked out for a minute and panicked: Is my son safe? Are my husband and in-laws safe?” All survived the quake, but they have lost virtually everything, including their home. They evacuated to the home of relatives in the 01b00suburbs02b00 of Chengdu, Sichuan’s capital city.02br
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01i01b00suburb02b00 ( ) n. A usually residential area or community outlying a city. 01b00suburbs02b00 The usually residential region around a major city; the environs.02br
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02br 01i 00Suburb02i 00 is countable: 01i 00one suburb, two suburbs02i 00. 02br 02br 00You can use:02br 02br 01i 00They evacuated to the home of relatives in 01b 00the02b 00 01b 00suburbs02b 00 of Chengdu, Sichuan’s capital city. 02i 00 (one unspecified suburb)02br 02br 00OR02br 02br 01i 00They evacuated to the home of relatives in01b 00 the02b 00 Chengdu 01b 00suburb02b 00 of Pi County02i 00.

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  • 02br 01i 00Suburb02i 00 is countable: 01i 00one suburb, two suburbs02i 00.
  • 02br 02br 00You can use:02br 02br 01i 00They evacuated to the home of relatives in 01b 00the02b 00 01b 00suburbs02b 00 of Chengdu, Sichuan’s capital city.
  • 02i 00 (one unspecified suburb)02br 02br 00OR02br 02br 01i 00They evacuated to the home of relatives in01b 00 the02b 00 Chengdu 01b 00suburb02b 00 of Pi County02i 00.
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01i00Suburb02i00 is countable: 01i00one suburb, two suburbs02i00. The residential region referred to in the definition is composed of several suburbs.02br
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01i00They evacuated to the home of relatives in 01b00the02b00 01b00su
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