Champs Élysées
a boulevard in Paris, France, noted for its cafés, shops, and theaters.
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How to use Champs Élysées in a sentence
They lived near the Champs Elysees, and at night I used to steal out and look at them through the window.
Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonAt half-past eight that night she walked into Caroline's wonderful house in the Champs-Elysees.
December Love | Robert HichensWe will go and take a walk; we will go up the Champs Elysees.
Confidence | Henry JamesI suppose if you construed it that way, if somebody got drunk on the Champs Elysees he ought to be in that category.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyHe went every day to the Champs Elysees returning home early in the morning.
Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for Champs-Elysées
/ (ʃɒnz eɪˈliːzeɪ, French ʃɑ̃z elize) /
a major boulevard in Paris, leading from the Arc de Triomphe: site of the Elysée Palace and government offices
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Cultural definitions for Champs Élysées
[ (shahn zay-lee-zay) ]
A major avenue in Paris famous for the elegance of its cafés and shops. In French it means Elysian Fields.
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