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Parisian

[ puh-rizh-uhn, -ree-zhuhn, -riz-ee-uhn ]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Paris, France.

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Other Words From

  • Pa·risian·ly adverb
  • non-Pa·risian adjective noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Parisian1

From the French word parisien, dating back to 1520–30. See Paris, -ian

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Example Sentences

“The golden age of Parisian smiles nurtured, and was nurtured by, the rise of dentistry as a vocation,” writes Jones.

Take, for instance, Yiddish Mamma, a young Parisian brand that peddles its wares with love and humour.

Her many fans may think of her living in an old Parisian house.

Parisian cab licenses can also be bought and sold for a small fortune.

“I had a unique experience there,” he says of Parisian living.

He drew himself up, threw back his head, and looked the Parisian fiercely in the eye.

If she is so distingue in rather less than ordinary dress, what would she be in a Parisian costume?

It was the well-known extension en seconde; a favourite trick among Parisian swordsmen of the Romantic school.

The men stirred, and stray words of mingling wonder and anger reached the Parisian.

In a voice thick with the torturing rage of impotence he gave the order upon which the grim Parisian insisted.

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