What does "faubourg" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "faubourg"?

Common synonyms include: borough, burg, city, exurb, metropolis, municipality.

/ˈfəʊbʊəɡ/ noun

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Noun

1
An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris, New Orleans, Montreal, or Quebec City.
"At last a great shout went up ... and that was sign sufficient that the faubourgs were ours."
2
a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city wordnet

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

Borrowed from French faubourg.