Associations to the word «Faubourg»

Wiktionary

FAUBOURG, noun. An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris.

Dictionary definition

FAUBOURG, noun. A New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city; "in Faubourg Sainte-Marie".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.