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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fau•bourg (fō′bŏŏr, -bŏŏrg; Fr. fō bo̅o̅r′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bourgs (-bŏŏrz, -bŏŏrgz; Fr. -bo̅o̅r′).USA pronunciation - Foreign Termsa suburb or a quarter just outside a French city.
- Latin forīs outside; compare foreign) + borc city Gmc (see borough)
- Middle French fau(x)bourg, alteration, by association with faux false, of Old French forsborc, equivalent. to fors- outside of (
- late Middle English faubourgh 1425–75
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