Faubourg (pron) is an ancient French term approximating `suburb` (now generally termed banlieue). The earliest form is Forsbourg, derived from Latin foris, `out of`, and Vulgar Latin (originally Germanic) burgum, `town` or `fortress`. Traditionally, this name was given to an agglomeration forming around a throughway leading outwards from a... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faubourg
Fau`bourg' (fō`bōr'; E. fō'bōrg) noun [ French] A suburb of a French city; also, a district now within a city, but formerly without its walls. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/12
noun a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city; `in Faubourg Sainte-Marie` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974