Parisian
Appearance
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Parisien, perisien, from Middle French parisien, from Medieval Latin parisiānus. By surface analysis, Paris + -ian.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈɹɪʒ.ən/, /pəˈɹɪz.ɪ.ən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /pəˈɹi.ʒən/
Noun
[edit]Parisian (plural Parisians)
- A native, citizen and/or inhabitant of Paris, France
- Coordinate term: Parisienne
- 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 295:
- Not all of France was inundated by the nationalist wave – it was predominantly young, intelligent Parisians who embraced the new bellicism […].
Translations
[edit]someone from Paris
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Adjective
[edit]Parisian (comparative more Parisian, superlative most Parisian)
- Of, relating, or pertaining to Paris, France
- 1982, Oliver Statler, Japanese Inn:
- He lived in Paris for ten years, and became more Parisian than the natives.
Translations
[edit]of Paris
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Anagrams
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