| Main Entry: | outskirts |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | edge of a geographic area |
Synonyms: |
bedroom community, border, boundary, edge, environs, limit, outpost, periphery, purlieu, purlieus, sticks, suburb, suburbia, vicinity |
Antonyms: |
center, downtown |
| Main Entry: | suburb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | neighborhood outside of but reliant on nearby large city |
Synonyms: |
bedroom community, burb, country, countryside, environs, fringe, hamlet, hinterland, outlying area, outpost, outskirts, precinct, purlieu, residential area, slub, suburbia, village |
Antonyms: |
center, metropolis |
| Main Entry: | Middle America |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | general populice |
Synonyms: |
bourgeoisie, silent majority, subtopia, suburbia, the burbs |
| Main Entry: | silent majority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | general public |
Synonyms: |
Middle America, grassroots movement, ground swell, suburbia |