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Faubourg

//ˈfəʊbʊəɡ// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from French faubourg.

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