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purlieu

pur·lieu

purlieu

 
pronunciation:
puhr lu [or] puhrl yu
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a place to which someone habitually goes; haunt.
definition 2: a neighboring region or an outlying district.
similar words:
vicinity
definition 3: (pl.) the areas surrounding a place; environs.