Definition of faubourg Faubourg

fau•bourg

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What does faubourg mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: faubourgs

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 city

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Wiktionary

faubourg (Noun)
An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

faubourg (n.)
A suburb of French city; also, a district now within a city, but formerly without its walls.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

faubourg
fō′bōōrg, n. a suburb just beyond the walls, or a district recently included within a city. [O. Fr. forbourg, lit. 'out-town'—fors (Fr. hors)—L. foris, out of doors, and O. Fr. bourg, town.]