banlieue

Meaning

suburb

outskirts

suburbs

periphery

suburbia

suburban area

in the vicinity of

outside the city area

in the area of

inviolable precincts

no-protest zone

fringe area

de banlieue

zone suburbaine

Périphériques

circonférence

Banlieue

extrémité

Frequency

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɑ̃.ljø/

Inherited from Old French banlieue, from Medieval Latin banleuca. Compare Middle High German banmile, modern German Bannmeile.

Cognate with German

Bannmeile

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Sentences

Il
👨

couvre la partie est de la ville
🏙️

et de la banlieue de Changchun.

It covers the eastern part of the city and suburbs of Changchun.

Jeremy Scahill est né à

Chicago et a

grandi dans la banlieue de Milwaukee.

Jeremy Scahill was born in Chicago and raised in suburban Milwaukee.

La Torre naît à

Rocca Tagliata dans la banlieue de Palerme , de parents paysans .

La Torre was born in Rocca Tagliata in the suburbs of Palermo, to peasant parents.

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