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faubourgenUK
fau·bourg F0053300 (fō′bo͝or′, -bo͝org′)n. A district lying outside the original city limits of a French-speaking city or a city with a French heritage. See Note at beignet.
[Middle English faubourgh, from Old French faubourg, alteration (influenced by faux, false) of forsborc : fors, outside (from Latin forīs; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots) + borc, town (from Late Latin burgus, fort, of Germanic origin; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots).]faubourg (ˈfəʊbʊəɡ; French fobur) na suburb or quarter, esp of a French city[C15: from French fauxbourg, perhaps a modification through folk etymology of Old French forsborc, from Latin foris outside + Old French borc burg]fau•bourg (ˈfoʊ bʊər, -bʊərg)
n. a suburb or a quarter just outside a French city. [1425–75; late Middle English faubourgh < Middle French fau(x)bourg] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | faubourg - a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city; "in Faubourg Sainte-Marie"suburb, suburban area, suburbia - a residential district located on the outskirts of a cityNew Orleans - a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year |
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Words related to faubourgnoun a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limitsRelated Words- suburb
- suburban area
- suburbia
- New Orleans
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