Purlieu - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpɜːrluː|  American pronunciation of the word purlieu
Brit.  |ˈpɜːljuː|  British pronunciation of the word purlieu

noun

- an outer adjacent area of any place (syn: environs)

Extra examples

...the restaurant, the preferred purlieu of the theatergoing crowd, is always packed an hour or two before showtime...

...we stopped at one of the several pubs in the purlieus of the stadium...

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