banlieue

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banlieue - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Banlieue \Ban"li*eue`\, n. [F., fr. LL. bannum leucae, banleuca;
     bannum jurisdiction + leuca league.]
     The territory without the walls, but within the legal limits,
     of a town or city. --Brande & C.
     [1913 Webster]