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'''Beur''' is a [[verlan]] ([[French language|French]] [[slang]]) term for a descendant of [[immigrant]]s of [[North Africa]]n origin living in [[France]]. The word is a reversal of the syllables for the word "arabe" (Arab in French). It is a term that can be pejorative in certain circumstances. The term "beur" is also used in French-speaking Belgium and Spain.
Since the late 1990s, lot of young people use the twice-verlanised term ''rebeu'' as a synonym. A female beur can be called a '''beurette'''.
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Beurs have their origin in the countries of the [[Maghreb]] ([[Morocco]], [[Tunisia]], [[Algeria]]).
===People or groups reflecting the Beur phenomenon in French culture===
* [[Amine (singer)|Amine]]
* [[Azouz Begag]]
* [[Farid Boudjellal]]
* [[Nina Bouraoui]]
* [[Rachida Dati]]
* [[Jamel Debbouze]]
* [[Faudel]]
* [[Gad Elmaleh]]
* [[Kelma]]
* [[Nâdiya]]
* [[Mehdi Charef]]
* [[Mustapha Raïth]]
* [[Ni putes ni soumises]]
* [[Orchestre national de Barbès]]
* [[Rachid Bouchareb]]
* [[Rachid Taha]]
* [[Rim'K]]
* [[Sam Touzani]]
* [[Samy Naceri]]
* [[Smaïn]]
* [[Zebda]] (The Arabic word for butter, translated as ''beurre'' in French)
* [[Zinedine Zidane]]
* [[Samir Nasri]]
* [[Karim Benzema]]
* [[Hatem Ben Arfa]]
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=== External Links ===
* [http://beurgeoisie.fr La Beurgeoisie] The French website for successful "Beurs".
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