suburbs (n.)
(plural) parts of a city lying outside the walls [reputed for lawlessness]
H8 V.iv.71[Lord Chamberlain to Porter and Man, of the intruders] are all these / Your faithful friends o'th' suburbs?
JC II.i.285[Portia to Brutus] Dwell I but in the suburbs / Of your good pleasure?
MM I.ii.95[Pompey to Mistress Overdone] All houses in the suburbs of Vienna must be plucked down
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