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Paris

pa·ris

UK/ˈpaɹɪs/ US/ˈpæɹɪs/ common

noun

3.

Origin

From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (“cauldron”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Doublet of Parizh.

Phrases

  • New Paris
  • Paris daisy
  • Paris green
  • Paris line
  • Paris of the East
  • Paris syndrome
  • Paris tea
  • Paris white

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