faubourg
/ˈfəʊbʊəɡ/
faubourg noun: an outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris, New Orleans, Montreal, or Quebec City.
Noun
faubourg (plural faubourgs)
- An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris, New Orleans, Montreal, or Quebec City.
- At last a great shout went up ... and that was sign sufficient that the faubourgs were ours.1896, Mark Twain, Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Oxford University Press, published 1996, page 233
- […]in the course of his walk (which led him out toward the faubourgs of Flatbush) he passed long vistas of signboards[…]1919, Christopher Morley, “Aubrey Determines to Give Service that’s Different”, in The Haunted Bookshop, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, →OCLC, page 217
faubourg meaning in Tamil
faubourg in Tamil
- புறநகர்ப் பகுதி
Forms of faubourg
| plural | faubourgs |
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Origin of faubourg
Borrowed from French faubourg.
Questions about faubourg
- What does faubourg mean?
- Faubourg means an outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris, New Orleans, Montreal, or Quebec City.
- What is faubourg in Tamil?
- Faubourg in Tamil is புறநகர்ப் பகுதி. See Faubourg meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is faubourg?
- Faubourg is a noun.
- How do you pronounce faubourg?
- Faubourg is pronounced /ˈfəʊbʊəɡ/.
- What is the plural of faubourg?
- The plural of faubourg is faubourgs.
Words near faubourg in the dictionary
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