Parisian
a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Paris, France.
Origin of Parisian
1Other words from Parisian
- Pa·ri·sian·ly, adverb
- non-Pa·ri·sian, adjective, noun
Words Nearby Parisian
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How to use Parisian in a sentence
Only since 2015, when the rules finally relaxed, have all Parisian bakers been free to join the August exodus.
In August in Paris, a baguette is sometimes a full 20 minutes away | Rick Noack | August 5, 2022 | Washington PostA 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in medical history as Madame M, showed up at a Parisian police station to report that her entire family had been replaced by doubles.
History’s famous delusions, those who believed them — and why | Lucinda Robb | August 5, 2022 | Washington PostMany 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.
Deported From France as Convicts, These Women Helped Build New Orleans | Joan DeJean | April 26, 2022 | TimeRead more on OZYReminiscent of the Little Free Library movement, in 2017 a Parisian restaurant started Les Frigos Solidaires, or Solidarity Fridges.
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.
Hiking along Virginia’s Aquia Creek and finding history a stone’s throw from home | Walter Nicklin | April 2, 2021 | Washington Post
“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.
Madeline’s New York Moment: Ludwig Bemelmans’ Heroine Comes Home | Erin Cunningham | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTParisian 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.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniIf she is so distingue in rather less than ordinary dress, what would she be in a Parisian costume?
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayIt was the well-known extension en seconde; a favourite trick among Parisian swordsmen of the Romantic school.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe men stirred, and stray words of mingling wonder and anger reached the Parisian.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniIn a voice thick with the torturing rage of impotence he gave the order upon which the grim Parisian insisted.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for Parisian
/ (pəˈrɪzɪən) /
of or relating to Paris or its inhabitants
a native or inhabitant of Paris
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