Faubourg
[fәubuәg]
Definition
(noun.) a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city; 'in Faubourg Sainte-Marie'.
Typist: Wanda--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A suburb of French city; also, a district now within a city, but formerly without its walls.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Fr.] Suburb, environs.
Typist: Tyler
Definition
n. a suburb just beyond the walls or a district recently included within a city.
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Examples
- Numéro 7, Faubourg Clotilde, DirectriceMademoiselle Lucy Snowe. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- We had reached the middle of a clean Faubourg, where the houses were small, but looked pleasant. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I never heard of an establishment in this faubourg. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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