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faubourg Definition

fau·bourg (fō bo̵̅o̅r′; E fō′bo̵or′, -bo̵org′)

noun

in France,
  1. a suburb
  2. a city district that was at one time a suburb

Etymology: Fr for earlier faux bourg, lit., false town, folk-etym. form of OFr forsbourc, lit., outside town, hence suburb < fors (Fr hors), outside + bourg, town

Browse dictionary entries near faubourg

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  4. ‹ fatuousness
  5. ‹ fatuously
  6. ‹ fatuous
  7. ‹ fatuity
  8. ‹ fatuitous
  9. ‹ fatuities
  10. ‹ fatty degeneration
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