1
as in vicinity
an adjoining region or space
we stopped at one of the several pubs in the purlieus of the stadium
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Relevance
2
as in outskirts
the districts adjacent to a city
such gated communities are common among the purlieus of these Midwestern cities
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vicinity
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Rafael Devers tossed water in Bailey’s vicinity, and Heliot Ramos followed behind with yellow Powerade.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025 -
Neither the primary materials of sand and soda ash (sodium carbonate) nor the firewood for the medieval Venetian glassmakers were found in the city’s immediate vicinity.—
Aki Ishida,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Purlieus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purlieus. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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