Paris

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→ Arabic: بارِيس (bārīs), بَارِيز (bārīz) — dated; پَارِيس (pārīs) — rare
→ Afar: Baaríis
→ Somali: Baaríis

→ Hindi: पेरिस (peris)

→ Urdu: پَیرِس (pairis)
→ Punjabi: پَیرَس (pairas)

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-.

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-æɹɪs (Received Pronunciation, New York City, without the Mary–marry–merry merger)

-ɛɹɪs (General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger)

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.

1996, Eldon Black, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974, Carleton University Press, →OCLC, page 9

A locale named after the French city.
A hamlet in Jutland, Denmark.

A hamlet in El Wadi El Gedid governorate, Egypt.

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A locale named after the French city.
A former settlement in Yukon, Canada.

A former settlement in Kiritimati, Kiribati.

A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Logan County.

A city, the county seat of Bear Lake County, Idaho.

Bear Lake County
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A city, the county seat of Edgar County, Illinois.

An unincorporated community in Jefferson County and Jennings County, Indiana.

Jefferson County
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An unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa.

A city, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky.

A town, the county seat of Oxford County, Maine.

An unincorporated community in Green Charter Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.

A census-designated place in Lafayette County, Mississippi.

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Lafayette County
Lafayette County#English

A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Missouri; named for the city in Kentucky.

An unincorporated community in the towns of Dummer and Stark, Coos County, New Hampshire.

A town in Oneida County, New York; named for early benefactor Col. Isaac Paris.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Stark County, Ohio.

An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon; named for postmaster G. E. Parris.

A census-designated place in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

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A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Texas.

A city, the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee.

An unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia.

A locale named after the French city.
A locale in the United States.
A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin; named for the town in New York.

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Paris Township.


Parisian

From Middle English Parisien, perisien, from Middle French parisien, from Medieval Latin parisiānus. By surface analysis, Paris + -ian.

Coordinate term: Parisienne

A native, citizen and/or inhabitant of Paris, France


Parisian

en-adj

Parisian (comparative more Parisian, superlative most Parisian)

more Parisian (comparative)
most Parisian (superlative)

He lived in Paris for ten years, and became more Parisian than the natives.

Of, relating, or pertaining to Paris, France


Seine

A river in northern France that flows through Paris for about 772 km (480 mi) to the English Channel near Le Havre.

A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris.


cataphile

PIE word
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Borrowed from French cataphile, a blend of catacombe (“catacomb”) + -phile (suffix denoting one who loves a thing).

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Philip, who uses only his first name, said: "This world is divided into two races, the tourists and the cataphiles. The tourists are a hated race. … You have to do everything to chase them out." […] "There have always been cataphiles, but perhaps in the past they were more respectful," [Michel] Laroche said, "It is not a sacred place, but it is our patrimony."

1988 October 28, Elaine Ganley, “Cataphiles haunt city of darkness under Parisian streets”, in Jim Butler, editor, Alexandria Daily Town Talk (Section C (Living)), volume 105, number 226, Alexandria; Pineville, La.: McCormick and Company, →OCLC, page C-3, columns 3–5

Deep beneath the streets of Paris, police are playing a game of cat and mouse with a band of explorers who have turned the city's underground tunnels and chambers into their personal playground. The so-called cataphiles, equipped with waders, torches and rucksacks, drop in through manholes to explore disused medieval quarries and catacombs, spray graffiti and throw parties. […] Skilled cataphiles elude police by ducking into corridors or moving in the dark.

2004 October 13, Joelle Diderich, “Police play cat & mouse with new French underground”, in The Scotsman, Edinburgh: The Scotsman Publications, JPIMedia Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC

Notre Dame de dessous la terre [artwork by Damien Jacob, text by Jean-Pierre Pécau, 2001]: […] The artist is a former cataphile, and the series is replete with subterranean history and folklore.

2005, David L. Pike, “The Modern Necropolis”, in Subterranean Cities: The World Beneath Paris and London, 1800-1945, Ithaca, N.Y.; London: Cornell University Press, caption of figure 2.24, page 177

Unlike a cataphile, being that far below the surface felt extremely unnatural. If there were an emergency or if I really panicked and decided that I wanted out, how in the world would I get back up? There was no quick way out.

2007, Valerie Broadwell, “The Cataphiles”, in City of Light, City of Dark: Exploring Paris Below, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, page 4

A type of urban explorer who visits the ancient catacombs and quarries linked by tunnels beneath Paris, France.


Bastille

Borrowed from French Bastille, from bastille (“fortress”): see further at the English entry bastille. The building was known in full as the Bastille Saint-Antoine, and was a former fortress used as a prison by the French monarchy in the 17th and 18th centuries.

A former fortress and prison in Paris, France, the storming of which in 1789 began the French Revolution.


Louvre

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Borrowed from French Louvre. More at Louvre Palace.

God above, this man was as chiseled as the statues she'd spied in the Louvre.

2011, Tara Kingston, Claimed by the Spymaster, page 68

I don't care if your split, power or squat position looks like it should be in the Louvre, you won't jerk a thing.

2010, Don McCauley, Power Trip: A Guide to Weightlifting for Coaches, Athletes and Parents, page 130

I preferred the Dutch apple pie, and my waitress for those few years had legs that belonged in the Louvre.

2006, Ted Nelson Lundrigan, Bob White, A Bird in the Hand, page 85

IF YOU ARE a young Joe DiMaggio or Mickey Mantle with a swing that belongs in the Louvre, somebody might get the idea you could win a batting title, even if it was only your second year with the New York Yankees.

1985 February, Phil Elderkin, “Don Mattingly: A.L. Batting Champion, A Born Hitter”, in Baseball Digest, volume 44, number 2, page 49

For purposes of illustrating a lecture on calisthenics, a stick figure is a better picture of a squatting man than something from the Louvre.

1960, Thomas Felix Staton, How to Instruct Successfully: Modern Teaching Methods in Adult Education, page 172

They are cries which show that every one has his own place, and should stay in it, — M. de Guise in the streets, and you in the Louvre. Go to the Louvre, Sire; go to the Louvre.

1889, Alexandre Dumas, Dame de Monsoreau: Volume 1, page 319

A famous art museum and former royal palace in Paris, France.


Notre Dame

/ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/

/ˌnɔ.tɹə ˈdäːm/


Élysée

The official residence of the President of France.


Tuileries

From French Tuileries, from tuileries, feminine plural of tuilerie (“place for manufacturing tiles”). The name comes from the tile kilns which occupied the site before the palace.

A palace in Paris, France which was built in the 16th century and destroyed by fire in 1871.


Eiffel Tower

Named after its architect Gustave Eiffel (1832–1923). The sexual sense is based on a comparison of the steeple shape of the high-fiving arms to the shape of the building.

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I'm headed back down the elevator, having suppressed the impulse to buy an Eiffel Tower table lamp or pencil sharpener.

1993 April 11, Jack Schnedler, “Paris in one wild day”, in Chicago Sun-Times

Grandfathers decked out in bright yellow and green soccer jerseys, showing off Eiffel Towers shaved into the back of their heads.

1998 June 10, Jill Lieber, “Having a ball in Paris: France hosts soccer's world best”, in USA Today

Los Angeles is a city of image and imagination: a vast urban expanse filled with buildings and streets, yet relatively free of famous landmarks. There is neither an Eiffel Tower nor a Times Square, no Big Ben or Golden Gate Bridge to symbolize the complex essence of the city.

1998 July, Terrence Rogers, “City of vapor”, in American Artist, volume 62, number 672, page 28

An iron tower built in 1889 on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris; a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world.


Arc de Triomphe

From French Arc de Triomphe (“Arch of Triumph”).

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A war monument in Paris, France, designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, started in 1808 and inaugurated in 1836.


Sorbonne

A building in Paris that houses several universities and schools

The historic University of Paris that used to be located there


Lutetia

An ancient Roman city and island in modern France; modern Paris.


Paris of the East

Usually a calque of French Paris de l’Orient, praising a location for its supposed resemblance to the glamor and nightlife of 19th-century Paris.