Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Faubourg /(fō`bo͞or"; E. fō"bo͞org)/ · Fau·bourg · IPA /ˈfəʊbʊəɡ/ 01 n. A suburb of a French city; also, a district now within a city, but formerly without its walls. 1. A suburb of a French city; also, a district now within a city, but formerly without its walls.