faubourg

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

burg uptown township borough metropolis city municipality suburb environ outskirt suburban purlieu polis outskirts suburbia
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Antonyms

metropolis rural village wilderness city centre city center
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Hypernyms

suburb suburbia suburban area

Phrases with the word

du faubourg

Examples

in Faubourg Sainte-Marie Source: Internet

The guardsmen led by Paul Brunel, one of the original leaders of the Commune, took cans of oil and set fire to buildings near the Rue Royale and the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Fauber Faubert Faubion faucal faucalization faucalize