purlieus
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purlieus — Synonyms and related words: airspace, alentours, ambience, ambit, approach, approximation, area, belt, borderlands, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumjacencies, circumstances, closeness, compass, confines, context, continental shelf,… … Moby Thesaurus
purlieus — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. neighborhood, environs, surroundings, outskirts, limits, bounds, confines. See nearness … English dictionary for students
purlieus — pur|lieus [ˈpə:lju:z US ˈpə:rlu:z] n [plural] [Date: 1400 1500; : 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
purlieus — pur|lieus [ pɜrl,juz ] noun plural LITERARY the outer areas of a place … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
purlieus — pur·lieus || pÉœrluËz / pÉœËlju n. surroundings, environs … English contemporary dictionary
purlieus — n. pl. [Used generally in a bad sense.] Environs, precincts, suburbs, neighborhood, vicinage, borders, limits, outskirts, confines … New dictionary of synonyms
purlieus — noun (plural) literary the area in and around a place … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
purlieus — UK [ˈpɜː(r)ljuːz] / US [ˈpɜrlˌjuz] noun [plural] literary the outer areas of a place … English dictionary
purlieus — n.pl. neighbourhood; suburb(s) … Dictionary of difficult words
purlieus — n neighbourhood, surroundings, vicinity, suburbs, environs, precincts, periphery, borders, bounds, confines, limits, fringes, perimeter, outskirts … Useful english dictionary
