Masculine
quartier
Sentences
C'est un quartier moderne , essentiellement commercial et administratif .
It is a modern district, essentially commercial and administrative.
Reliant le quartier Saint-Gilles au quartier des Guillemins .
Connecting the Saint-Gilles district to the Guillemins district.
Meaning
- (masculine) quarter, district (part of town), neighbourhood
- (France, in-plural, masculine) impoverished neighbourhood, often suburban
- (masculine) piece, chunk; segment (of fruit), quarter (of beef)
- (masculine) quarter
- (dated, masculine) quarter, mercy
Concepts
borough
shopping district
fourth part
part of town
slum area
one block
military headquarters
district of a town
electoral ward
informal settlement
kebelle
mohallah
squatter settlement
territorial dominion
twenty-five percent
part town
Synonyms
circonscription électorale
pâté de maison
procureur de la République
division d’une ville
kebelle
mohallah
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaʁ.tje/
Etymology
In summary
From quart + -ier, possibly Medieval Latin quarterium, compare also Latin quartārium; cognate with Italian quartiere.
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