purlieu

A noun referring to an outer adjacent area or outlying district of a place.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее внешнюю прилегающую территорию или отдалённый район какого-либо места.esSustantivo que designa los alrededores o territorios adyacentes a un lugar, o una zona apartada o periférica de un sitio.frNom désignant une zone périphérique ou une région éloignée attenante à un lieu, ou les abords d'un endroit.deSubstantiv, das ein angrenzendes Außengebiet oder einen abgelegenen Bereich eines Ortes bezeichnet, oft im Plural für Randbezirke oder Umland verwendet.ptSubstantivo que designa uma área externa adjacente a um lugar ou uma região remota e afastada; geralmente usado no plural para indicar os arredores ou limites de um local.zh指某个地方的边缘地带、外围区域或偏远地区，常指与中心区域相邻的周边地带。arاسم يشير إلى المنطقة الخارجية المحيطة بمكان ما أو إلى ضاحية بعيدة أو منطقة نائية تابعة له.

1. Outer adjacent area C2 formal british

   An area on the outskirts or border of a place; the surrounding region.

   • They lived in the purlieus of the ancient forest.
   • The village lies in the purlieus of the city.
   • Explorers ventured into the purlieus of the desert.

   ruОкраинаesAlrededoresfrAbords, alentoursdeRandgebietptArredoreszh外围地区arالضاحية

   Sinónimos: borderlandconfinesenvironsfringeperiphery

2. Haunt or usual place C2 formal british

   A place where someone frequently visits or spends time.

   • The old pub was one of his favorite purlieus.
   • She returned to her childhood purlieus.
   • The park became a purlieu for local artists.

   ruИзлюбленное местоesLugar habitualfrRepaire habitueldeLieblingsortptLugar prediletozh常去的地方arالمكان المُعتاد

   Sinónimos: denhangouthauntresortretreatstamping ground

• purlieus plural form
• purlieux plural form
• purlieus' possessive plural form
• purlieux' possessive plural form
• purlieu's possessive singular form