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purlieu

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of purlieu

hangout, haunt, rendezvous, resort, stamping ground, stomping ground
Words Related to purlieu

camp, canteen, club, clubhouse, country club, key club, service club, union

harbor, harborage, haven, nest, refuge, retreat, sanctuary

2 purlieus plural an adjoining region or space

  • we stopped at one of the several pubs in the purlieus of the stadium
Synonyms of purlieu

backyard, environs, neighborhood, vicinage, vicinity
Words Related to purlieu

environment, surround, surroundings

3 purlieus plural the districts adjacent to a city

  • such gated communities are common among the purlieus of these Midwestern cities
Synonyms of purlieu

environs, outskirts, suburbia
Words Related to purlieu

country, countryside, exurbia
Near Antonyms of purlieu

core city, downtown, inner city, midtown

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