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    purlieu

    purlieu - Dictionary definition and meaning for word purlieu

    Definition
    (noun) an outer adjacent area of any place
    Synonyms : environs
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for purlieu

Lieu means in place of something, hence purlieu means surrounding a place, or environ .

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