quartier

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/kɑː(ɹ)tiˈeɪ/

noun

A quarter or district of an urban settlement in France.

OriginFrench quartier →
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Meanings

nounquartier (plural quartiers)

plural quartiers

  1. A quarter or district of an urban settlement in France.

Origin

  1. Frenchquartier
  2. Englishquartier

Borrowed from French quartier. Doublet of quarter.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

Cartier

Anagrams

Quirarte
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APA

quartier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartier

MLA

“quartier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartier. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quartier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartier.

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