banlieue
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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 ● Dec. 23, 2025
"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 ● Feb. 5, 2025
The relationship between banlieue residents and police has been fraught for decades.
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
You can't admire Manet and Bastien-Lepage—"le Grévin de cabaret, le Siraudin de banlieue," he names the gentle Bastien; nor ought you to admire Manet and Moreau, we may add.
From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James
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