Champs Élysées

American  

[shahn zey-lee-zey] / ʃɑ̃ zeɪ liˈzeɪ /

noun

1. a boulevard in Paris, France, noted for its caf és, shops, and theaters.

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Champs-Elysées British  

/ ʃɑ̃z elize, ʃɒnz eɪˈliːzeɪ /

noun

1. a major boulevard in Paris, leading from the Arc de Triomphe: site of the Elysée Palace and government offices

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Champs Élysées Cultural  

1. A major avenue in Paris famous for the elegance of its cafés and shops. In French it means Elysian Fields.

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Example Sentences

ET, Paralympians will traverse the famed Champs Élysées, a stunning avenue in Paris that runs from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concord.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2024

December brings Christmas markets and magical holiday light displays to the streets—check out the Champs Élysées, Place Vendôme, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, and Boulevard Saint-Germain.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2021

From the Champs Élysées to Avenue Montaigne and along the Rue St.-Honoré, the glossiest and most glamorous shopping streets of central Paris are usually bustling on Saturdays in December.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2018

In the pouring rain, most heads of state arrived with Macron in coaches driven up the Champs Élysées from the presidential palace.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2018

The reason of this was that they were meeting three times a week at five o'clock in a house close to the Champs Élysées.

From Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels by France, Anatole