Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry James (1843–1916), writer. From Italian quartiere district of a city from post-classical Latin quarterium, in the same sense.
Definition of quartiere in US English:
quartiere
noun
In Italy: a district or area (of a city).
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry James (1843–1916), writer. From Italian quartiere district of a city from post-classical Latin quarterium, in the same sense.