Montparnasse

[ mawn-par-nas ]

noun

1. a district in S Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine: noted for its cafés and the artists and writers who have frequented and lived in the area.

Montparnasse

/ mɔ̃parnas /

noun

1. a district of S Paris, on the left bank of the Seine: noted for its cafés, frequented by artists, writers, and students

Example Sentences

He studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Montparnasse and began making and exhibiting abstract work in oils.

From New York Times

Moore has set it all down, and his book is an engaging memory piece through a golden era of busted toilets and secondhand smoke that now seems as distant as Montparnasse in the 1920s.

From Los Angeles Times

“Lou Ann Schlicter’s shop, looking like something out of turn-of-the-century Montparnasse, offers flowers, fresh and dried, as well as gift items that are book related.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Lou Ann Schlicter’s shop, looking like something out of turn-of-the-century Montparnasse, offers flowers, fresh and dried, as well as gift items that are book related.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I think they’re referencing that Man Ray photo of Kiki de Montparnasse,” she said.

From New York Times