banlieue
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“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 ● Dec. 23, 2025
Rose Ameziane, who is of Algerian heritage and also grew up in a banlieue, said that when police killed Merzouk last month, the anger made perfect sense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
If the 2005 riots were a wake-up call about the plight of young people in the French banlieue, last week’s destruction was like realizing you accidentally hit snooze one too many times.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2023
Just before the riots he had also responded to a rowdy reception committee in one banlieue by calling them racaille - riffraff.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
Paris, centre, banlieue, circumference; this constitutes all the earth to those children.
From Les Misérables by Isabel Florence Hapgood
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