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单词 banlieue
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Definition of banlieue in English:

banlieue

nounbɒnˈluːbɒnˈljuː
  • 1A suburb of a French city, especially Paris.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A majority of sports teams in French banlieues are organized and directed by associations or by branches of associations focused on the banlieue.
    • This focus on "urban tendencies" is geared primarily toward the banlieue instead of the downtown part of the French cities.
    • "The youth of Guadeloupe is the youth of the banlieue," he said.
    • The impact of sports in the banlieue is noticeable.
    • Outside the window of my train stands the voiceless France of the banlieue.
    • The large numbers of youngsters in the banlieue make it an attractive area for industries of all types targeting these potential customers.
    • This first album of French rap sold well and served as an introduction to many French youngsters outside the banlieue.
    • In addition to soccer, two of the most popular sports among French youth in the banlieue are basketball and Thai boxing.
    • During the riots in the French banlieues last year, some voices called for a Sixth Republic.
    • Over beers in the city's banlieues, the young street dancers explained that the smooth marble flooring of the peristyle surrounding the opera house was perfect for breakdancing.
    Synonyms
    outlying district, residential area, dormitory area, dormitory town, commuter belt, conurbation
    1. 1.1 An outlying housing development in a French city.
      the youth culture of the banlieues is rooted in poverty

Origin

French, from ban ‘jurisdiction’ + lieue ‘league’: a banlieue was originally an area of one league (an old measure of distance amounting to about three miles) in every direction outside a town or city's walls, which was under the jurisdiction of that town or city.

 
 

Definition of banlieue in US English:

banlieue

noun
  • 1A suburb of a French city, especially Paris.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The impact of sports in the banlieue is noticeable.
    • Outside the window of my train stands the voiceless France of the banlieue.
    • A majority of sports teams in French banlieues are organized and directed by associations or by branches of associations focused on the banlieue.
    • This focus on "urban tendencies" is geared primarily toward the banlieue instead of the downtown part of the French cities.
    • The large numbers of youngsters in the banlieue make it an attractive area for industries of all types targeting these potential customers.
    • In addition to soccer, two of the most popular sports among French youth in the banlieue are basketball and Thai boxing.
    • This first album of French rap sold well and served as an introduction to many French youngsters outside the banlieue.
    • During the riots in the French banlieues last year, some voices called for a Sixth Republic.
    • "The youth of Guadeloupe is the youth of the banlieue," he said.
    • Over beers in the city's banlieues, the young street dancers explained that the smooth marble flooring of the peristyle surrounding the opera house was perfect for breakdancing.
    Synonyms
    outlying district, residential area, dormitory area, dormitory town, commuter belt, conurbation
    1. 1.1 An outlying housing development in a French city.
      the youth culture of the banlieues is rooted in poverty

Origin

French, from ban ‘jurisdiction’ + lieue ‘league’: a banlieue was originally an area of one league (an old measure of distance amounting to about three miles) in every direction outside a town or city's walls, which was under the jurisdiction of that town or city.

 
 
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