banlieue

British  

/ bɑ̃ljø /

noun

1. a suburb of a city

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Example Sentences

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

"A black person from the Paris banlieue - people were not used to seeing that. When you have something new you are shocked sometimes and don't know how to deal with it," says Bastareaud.

From BBC

A local government policy of building high-quality football facilities in every Paris banlieue, partly to keep kids off the streets and out of trouble, has been fundamental to making the sport cheap and accessible to all.

From BBC

Konate even returned to his old Paris banlieue to unveil his Liverpool shirt, external-link while a delirious crowd lit red flares and chanted his name.

From BBC