Meaning of faubourg | Babel Free

Definitions

An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris, New Orleans, Montreal, or Quebec City.

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Examples

“At last a great shout went up ... and that was sign sufficient that the faubourgs were ours.”

“[…]in the course of his walk (which led him out toward the faubourgs of Flatbush) he passed long vistas of signboards[…]”

“By the time that I was quite clear of the city's unlovely faubourgs and purlieus I needed petrol: the Silver Ghost is a lovely car but its best friend would have to admit that its m.'s per g. are few.”

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