BANLIEUE

Etymology

Noun

banlieue (plural banlieues)

The outskirts of a city, especially in France, inhabited chiefly by poor people living in tenement-style housing

Source: Wiktionary


Ban"li*eue`, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. bannum leucae, banleuca; bannum jurisdiction + leuca league.]

Definition: The territory without the walls, but within the legal limits, of a town or city. Brande & C.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

30 April 2024

NURSE

(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”


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