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quartier

noun
quar·​tier | \ kär-ˈtyā How to pronounce quartier (audio) \

Definition of quartier

: a district or neighborhood especially in a French city

Examples of quartier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Un règlement de comptes à proximité d'un lieu de culte, dans un quartier difficile. — Hilary Clarke, CNN, "Shooting near French mosque not terrorism-related, police say," 3 July 2017

First Known Use of quartier

1828, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for quartier

French, literally, quarter

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