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.

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Parisian¹

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

Example Sentences

Only since 2015, when the rules finally relaxed, have all Parisian bakers been free to join the August exodus.

From Washington Post

A middle-aged housewife, immortalized in medical history as Madame M, showed up at a Parisian police station to report that her entire family had been replaced by doubles.

From Washington Post

Many of the prisoners had been arrested only months before departure, when corrupt officers of the Parisian police were rounding up women specifically to be shipped off across the Atlantic.

From Time

Read more on OZYReminiscent of the Little Free Library movement, in 2017 a Parisian restaurant started Les Frigos Solidaires, or Solidarity Fridges.

From Ozy

Much of Parisian architecture, from the Louvre to Haussmann’s 19th-century renovations, relied upon this cream-gray stone of varying brightness — creating the “City of Light” ambiance.

From Washington Post

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg