faubourg
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9.9
- noun
- /foʊˈbʊrɡ/
- US
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suburbio
- The French-Spanish-African Creoles had the original St. Louis cemeteries in Faubourg Treme and Faubourg St. John.
- faubourg Saint-Germain
Examples
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Over time, Chita learns the Spanish language, begins to forget the wealthy faubourgs of her childhood, and sheds the sensibilities of French Creole society.
Academic text (2018) -
She and Colleen Morrissey of the Jericho Road organization both identified themselves as affiliated with the Faubourg Livaudais neighborhood and said they attended the event to learn ways to ensure that their efforts are coordinated with those of others active in the same area.
Blog text (3) -
This is, you can identify this as as the Rue, as the Faubourg du Temple on the edge of Paris.
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Jazz uptown, jazz in the Quarter, a blues band in Faubourg Marigny.
Fiction book (2002) -
In this western Faubourg Saint Germain, the old rebel-aristocracy broods over the changing times.
Academic text (1996) -
An apartment on la rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
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As he reaches the outskirts of a Parisian "faubourg," a woman accosts him, insisting that he must be a doctor and inviting him to her place.
Academic text (1995) -
The gay neighborhoods of New Orleans—the French Quarter, the Bywater, and the Faubourg Marigny—were all spared and barely touched.
Blog text (22) -
Tickets are available online at the festival website before the festival, and during the festival at Mardi Gras Zone, 2706 Royal St., or at the Free-For-All Tent on the corner of Press and Dauphine streets in Faubourg Marigny.
Blog text (34) -
The Faubourg Marigny is known for its vibrant nightlife and rich musical heritage.
Synonyms
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1.8
An area in a town or city where people live near each other
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3.5
An area at the edge of a town or city far from the centre
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1.0
Areas outside a city center where people live
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8.6
A place outside a city where many people live, with houses and parks
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4.2
Areas just outside a city where many people live
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8.2
A short informal name for a borough used in place names
Parts of a town or city that are far from the center
How Urban
Surface Forms
Etymology
Faubourg comes from old words that mean 'outside' and 'town': foris 'outside' and bourg 'town', like the English borough. So a faubourg is a district or suburb that lay 'outside' the old city, which is why New Orleans still uses it in neighborhood names.