Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Paris, the chief city of France, or its inhabitants, etc.
- noun A native of or resident in Paris.
- noun In geology, in D'Orbigny's classification of the Tertiary of France, the upper stage of the Eocene lying above the basal or Suessonian, and comprising the Lutetian and Bartonian stages of De Lapparent's classification.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Paris, the capital of France.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Paris.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of,
Paris ,France - adjective Of, relating, or pertaining to
Paris ,France
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a native or resident of Paris
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants
Etymologies
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Examples
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So certain Parisian bourgeoisie are better off, with new windows and 50 centimes extra in their wallets.
Bastiat Updated 2009
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So certain Parisian bourgeoisie are better off, with new windows and 50 centimes extra in their wallets.
Stromata Blog: 2009
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Balmain Parisian designer Christophe Decarnin turned John D. Rockefeller pinstripes into body-hugging power suits for Balmain's fall collection.
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In subsequent years, the author spent countless hours in Parisian libraries eagerly pursuing his interests in geography, geology, engineering and astronomy.
Did you know? An early Jules Verne story was set in Mexico. 2008
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Love this post about space constraints in Parisian apartments.
houseproud 2008
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I have seen them in Parisian hotel rooms and have never been quite sure what they are for?
disconnected 2008
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In subsequent years, the author spent countless hours in Parisian libraries eagerly pursuing his interests in geography, geology, engineering and astronomy.
Did you know? An early Jules Verne story was set in Mexico. 2008
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Fabre d'Églantine became active in Parisian politics in 1789.
Names 2007
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He first engaged in Parisian revolutionary politics in 1789 as a typesetter in the printing shop of the Moniteur Universel, an important daily newspaper that reported events and recorded debates in the various national assemblies.
Names 2007
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If he was the quintessential Parisian (in his autobiography, he describes himself as “a Parisian from the heart of Paris”), she was the fiercely ambitious arriviste.
The King Is Dead 2007
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