noun
suburb, outskirts
B1
Vorort (der) means suburb or outskirts of a city. It denotes residential areas outside the center. Plural: Vororte. Common collocations: „in einem Vorort von ...“ or „in den Vororten“. No irregular plural; standard declension. Often contrasted with „Innenstadt“. Commonly used.
Examples
Am Stadtrand, in einem Vorort, ist es oft ruhiger als im Zentrum.
On the outskirts, in a suburb, it's often quieter than in the city center.
Ich wohne in einem Vorort.
I live in a suburb.
Die Familie zog in einen Vorort, weil die Mieten in der Stadt stiegen und sie mehr Platz brauchten.
The family moved to a suburb because rents in the city rose and they needed more space.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture houses lying in front of the city center (vor = in front of, Ort = place)
Think 'for-ort' — 'ort' means place, so a place outside (suburb)
der = imagine a man (der Vorort) mowing the lawn in the suburb
Notes
A common word for residential areas outside a city center. Plural is 'Vororte'.