banlieue

British  

/ bɑ̃ljø /

noun

1. a suburb of a city

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Example Sentences

PARIS—In a banlieue of northern Paris, he first made his name as “Doudou Cross Bitume,” the social media handle he used to post videos of himself performing stunts on a red-and-white Honda motorbike on the Champs-Élysées or the Paris ring road.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like Abdoulaye N., Mac Tyer comes from Aubervilliers, and he often raps about violence and social injustice in the banlieue.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Everybody in the banlieue knows him, he’s a legend,” said Arthur Spada, 22, who has been following Abdoulaye N. on social media for years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both lived in the working-class banlieue of Aubervilliers, just north of Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal

Patricia Tourancheau, the author of the book about the heist, said she was "fascinated" by the "clash between these old-style burglars from the Parisian banlieue and this global social media star".

From BBC