"Metairie" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɛtəri/, [ˈmɛ.ɾə.ɹi]
Etymology: Borrowed from French métairie (“small tenant farm”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|métairie||small tenant farm}} French métairie (“small tenant farm”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Metairie
  1. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Wikipedia link: Metairie, Louisiana Categories (place): Census-designated places in Louisiana, USA, Places in Louisiana, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Louisiana, USA Translations (city): Metairie [feminine] (French), Métairie [feminine] (French), Metairie [neuter] (German)
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