faubourg

[ foh-boor, -boorg; French foh-boor ]

/ ˈfoʊ bʊər, -bʊərg; French foʊˈbur /

noun, plural fau·bourgs [foh-boorz, -boorgz; French foh-boor]. /ˈfoʊ bʊərz, -bʊərgz; French foʊˈbur/.

a suburb or a quarter just outside a French city.

Origin of faubourg

1425–75; late Middle English faubourgh<Middle French fau(x)bourg, alteration, by association with fauxfalse, of Old French forsborc, equivalent to fors- outside of (<Latin forīs outside; cf. foreign) + borc city ≪ Germanic (see borough)

Words nearby faubourg

fatuity, fatuous, fatwa, fat-witted, fatwood, faubourg, faucal, faucaria, fauces, faucet, fauchard

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Example sentences from the Web for faubourg

I wondered if my face would ever hang in the windows of the luxury flagship shops along the Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
The Model Diaries: The Rush of Rejection in Paris|Anonymous|December 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"There are a great many like her in the Faubourg, madame," said the stove-fitter's wife.
Cousin Betty|Honore de Balzac
He was answered that the faubourg, being walled and moated, could be taken only by escalade or battery.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume III.(of III) 1574-84|John Lothrop Motley
Again forcibly displaced, they repaired in a mass to the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, where they fraternised with the working men.
Old and New Paris, v. 1|Henry Sutherland Edwards

You may see the youth of the Faubourg dancing at American balls in Paris, or running over for occasional visits to this country.
Worldly Ways and Byways|Eliot Gregory
Land in the Faubourg du Temple increased enormously in value.
Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for faubourg

faubourg

/ (ˈfəʊbʊəɡ, French fobur) /

noun

a suburb or quarter, esp of a French city

Word Origin for faubourg

C15: from French fauxbourg, perhaps a modification through folk etymology of Old French forsborc, from Latin foris outside + Old French borc burg

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单词	faubourg
释义	faubourg [ foh-boor, -boorg; French foh-boor ] / ˈfoʊ bʊər, -bʊərg; French foʊˈbur / noun, plural fau·bourgs [foh-boorz, -boorgz; French foh-boor]. /ˈfoʊ bʊərz, -bʊərgz; French foʊˈbur/. a suburb or a quarter just outside a French city. Origin of faubourg 1425–75; late Middle English faubourgh<Middle French fau(x)bourg, alteration, by association with fauxfalse, of Old French forsborc, equivalent to fors- outside of (<Latin forīs outside; cf. foreign) + borc city ≪ Germanic (see borough) Words nearby faubourg fatuity, fatuous, fatwa, fat-witted, fatwood, faubourg, faucal, faucaria, fauces, faucet, fauchard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for faubourg I wondered if my face would ever hang in the windows of the luxury flagship shops along the Faubourg Saint-Honoré. The Model Diaries: The Rush of Rejection in Paris\|Anonymous\|December 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST "There are a great many like her in the Faubourg, madame," said the stove-fitter's wife. Cousin Betty\|Honore de Balzac He was answered that the faubourg, being walled and moated, could be taken only by escalade or battery. The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume III.(of III) 1574-84\|John Lothrop Motley Again forcibly displaced, they repaired in a mass to the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, where they fraternised with the working men. Old and New Paris, v. 1\|Henry Sutherland Edwards You may see the youth of the Faubourg dancing at American balls in Paris, or running over for occasional visits to this country. Worldly Ways and Byways\|Eliot Gregory Land in the Faubourg du Temple increased enormously in value. Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau\|Honore de Balzac British Dictionary definitions for faubourg faubourg / (ˈfəʊbʊəɡ, French fobur) / noun a suburb or quarter, esp of a French city Word Origin for faubourg C15: from French fauxbourg, perhaps a modification through folk etymology of Old French forsborc, from Latin foris outside + Old French borc burg Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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