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• Champs Élysées
  Champs Élysées

  noun

  a boulevard in Paris, France, noted for its caf és, shops, and theaters.
• Champs-Elysées
  Champs-Elysées

  noun

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

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

Suddenly, at the top of the Champs Élysées, a magical pale object beckons, its glistening lightness anchored by steel slabs weighing 150 tons.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 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

On Tuesday both candidates will attend a ceremony honouring a policeman who was shot dead on the the Champs Élysées less than less than 72 hours before Sunday’s vote.

From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2017

The Cafés and Concerts in the Champs Élysées recommence to-morrow, and various theatres are re-opening.

From The Insurrection in Paris by Davy (An Englishman)