faubourg

American  

[foh-boor, -boorg, foh-boor] / ˈfoʊ bʊər, -bʊərg, foʊˈbur /

noun

plural

faubourgs

1. a suburb or a quarter just outside a French city.

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faubourg British  

/ fobur, ˈfəʊbʊəɡ /

noun

1. a suburb or quarter, esp of a French city

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Etymology

Origin of faubourg

1425–75; late Middle English faubourgh < Middle French fau ( x ) bourg, alteration, by association with faux false, of Old French forsborc, equivalent to fors- outside of (< Latin forīs outside; foreign ) + borc city ≪ Germanic ( borough )

Example Sentences

Mrs. Wharton was perhaps too formal even for the faubourg.

From The New Yorker

Centuries-old tanneries along the Bièvre — the impoverished “faubourg of misery,” as it was called, but a community rich in history and pride — got the boot, too.

From New York Times

As if one plague were not enough, the city is still alive in the distant faubourgs with revolts.

From Project Gutenberg

In the month of January, 1831, Sister Catherine received the holy habit of a Daughter of Charity; and she was then sent to the hospital of Enghien in the faubourg Saint Antoine of Paris.

From Project Gutenberg

His humble dwelling, situated in one of the faubourgs of Tours, is well worthy of a visit.

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