1. A suburb or outlying district of a city, especially in France.
Usage: Chiefly historical or literary; borrowed from French.

Examples

• The faubourg of Paris housed many working-class families in the 19th century.
• She grew up in a quiet faubourg outside the city walls.
• The artist's studio was located in a faubourg known for its creative community.
• During the Revolution, tensions ran high in the faubourgs of the capital.
• The faubourg gradually developed into a prosperous neighborhood as the city expanded.