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A place for meeting and socializing with others
“When the weather turned cold the boys took to the warmth of the Blue Moon Diner, a favorite purlieu specializing in good food, hot coffee, and warm camaraderie.”
A neighboring or surrounding area or region
“They hang around the purlieus of our towns and drink their ale, which they very seldom pay for themselves.”
The outer parts of a town, city or area
“During the night, four hundred armed ruffians left Buffalo to re-enforce the invaders, and many more swarmed in the lowest purlieu of the city.”
An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one
A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty
The outside limit of an object, area, or surface
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