banlieue

/ French (bɑ̃ljø) /

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noun

a suburb of a city

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Words nearby banlieue

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How to use banlieue in a sentence

It is certainly more stylish than a council flat in a small-town banlieue!
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex|Lizzie Crocker|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The banlieue setting is rough and rife with violence and drug trafficking.
‘Girlhood’: Coming of Age in France’s Projects|Molly Hannon|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She must leave the banlieue, just as she insists to the school counselor, that she must go to high school.
‘Girlhood’: Coming of Age in France’s Projects|Molly Hannon|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hot on the heels of the November 2005 banlieue riots, tensions remained high.
A Horror Story of True-Life Anti-Semitism in France|Tracy McNicoll|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ninety-one bombs were dropped that night within the old fortifications; more than two hundred were showered on the banlieue.
The Book of Susan|Lee Wilson Dodd
From the top of the steps in the picturesque Rue des Lilas we have a fine view across the neighbouring banlieue.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff
This talent of divining, possessed in a high degree by the Parisians, has never passed the banlieue.
Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle|Arvede Barine
He held the scales of justice in all the Abbey banlieue which stretched over many a mile of Hampshire and of Surrey.
Sir Nigel|Arthur Conan Doyle
Inexhaustible as is the banlieue of Paris you are always glad to get back.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons