pur‧lieus /ˈpɜːljuːz $ ˈpɜːrluːz/
noun [plural][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Anglo-French;
Origin: puralé 'checking of a land border by walking around it', from Old French puraler 'to go through'; influenced by lieu ( ⇒ lieu)]
literary the area in and around a place
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