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Meaning of Paris | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpæ.ɹɪs

Definitions

  1. The capital and largest city of France.
  2. A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.
  3. A French surname originating as a patronymic, ultimately from Latin Patricius.
  4. An English surname of Celtic origin, a variant of Parris.
  5. A Belgian surname, a variant of Parys.
  6. A Sicilian surname, a variant of Parigi.
  7. A Spanish surname, a variant of Aparicio.
  8. A department of Île-de-France, France.
  9. A male given name from Ancient Greek, from the Trojan hero.
  10. The government of France.
  11. A locale named after the French city.
  12. A hamlet in Jutland, Denmark.
  13. A hamlet in New Valley, Egypt.
  14. A former settlement in Yukon, Canada.
  15. A former settlement in Kiritimati, Kiribati.
  16. A locale in the United States.
  17. A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Logan County.
  18. A city, the county seat of Bear Lake County, Idaho.
  19. A city, the county seat of Edgar County, Illinois.
  20. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County and Jennings County, Indiana.
  21. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa.
  22. A city, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky.
  23. A town, the county seat of Oxford County, Maine.
  24. An unincorporated community in Green Charter Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.
  25. A census-designated place in Lafayette County, Mississippi.
  26. A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Missouri; named for the city in Kentucky.
  27. An unincorporated community in the towns of Dummer and Stark, Coos County, New Hampshire.
  28. A town in Oneida County, New York; named for early benefactor Col. Isaac Paris.
  29. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Stark County, Ohio.
  30. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon; named for postmaster G. E. Parris.
  31. A census-designated place in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  32. A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Texas.
  33. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee.
  34. An unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia.
  35. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
  36. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin; named for the town in New York.
  37. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Paris Township.
  38. A community in Ontario; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city).
  39. An English habitational surname from Old French for someone from Paris.
  40. A male given name from place name.
  41. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, usually from the French city.

Equivalents

العربية باريس
Azərbaycanca Paris
Català París
Deutsch Paris
Español parís
فارسی پاریس
Suomi Pariisi
Français Paris
Gaeilge Páras
Galego París
עברית פריז
हिन्दी पेरिस
Íslenska parís
Italiano Paride
日本語 パリ パリス
한국어 빠리 파리 파리스
Kurdî Parîs parîz
Latina Paris
Македонски Париз
मराठी पॅरिस
Nederlands Parijs
Português Paris
Română Paris
Русский Парис
Slovenščina Pariz
Svenska Paris
ไทย ปารีส
Tagalog paris
Türkçe Paris
Українська Paryž Париж паризький
Tiếng Việt Ba Lê Pa-ri
中文 帕里斯

Examples

“And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did come to Canada. He made his speeches in Quebec, was enthusiastically received on the Chemin du Roy, shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal and, on learning of the reaction of the Canadian government, returned to Paris without going to Ottawa.”
“While the concept of remigration has long existed in academia, its hijacking by the far right on social media appears to have begun about a decade ago when French adherents to identitarianism, an ethno-nationalist movement, organised what they described as the inaugural meeting in Paris on remigration.”
“During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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