purlieu

purlieu

noun

Definition of PURLIEU

1

a place for spending time or for socializing <the restaurant, the preferred purlieu of the theatergoing crowd, is always packed an hour or two before showtime>

Synonyms haunt, purlieu, rendezvous, resort, stamping ground, stomping ground

Related Words camp, canteen, club, clubhouse, country club, key club, service club, union; harbor, harborage, haven, nest, refuge, retreat, sanctuary

purlieus plan adjoining region or space <we stopped at one of the several pubs in the purlieus of the stadium>

Synonyms backyard, neighborhood, purlieus, vicinage, vicinity

Related Words environment, surround, surroundings

purlieus plthe districts adjacent to a city <such gated communities are common among the purlieus of these Midwestern cities>

Synonyms outskirts, purlieus, suburbia

Related Words country, countryside, exurbia

Near Antonyms core city, downtown, inner city, midtown