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faubourg

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfəʊbʊəɡ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris, New Orleans, Montreal, or Quebec City.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in Faubourg Sainte-Marie

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: suburb, suburbia, suburban area

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French faubourg.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: предградие (predgradie) — an outlying part of a city or town
  • Finnish: esikaupunki — an outlying part of a city or town
  • French: faubourg — an outlying part of a city or town
  • Middle French: fauxbourg — an outlying part of a city or town
  • Middle French: forsbourg — an outlying part of a city or town
  • Old French: forsborc — an outlying part of a city or town
  • Galician: arrabalde — an outlying part of a city or town
  • Polish: przedmieście — an outlying part of a city or town
  • Russian: предме́стье (predméstʹje) — an outlying part of a city or town
  • Russian: при́город (prígorod) — an outlying part of a city or town
  • Spanish: extramuros — an outlying part of a city or town