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Noun: purlieu (purlieus,purlieux)  pur-loo or purl-yoo [N. Amer], pur-lyoo [Brit]
  1. An outer adjacent area of any place
    - environs

Derived forms: purlieux, purlieus

Type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region

Encyclopedia: Purlieu