Left Bank


noun
  1. a part of Paris, France, on the S bank of the Seine: frequented by artists, writers, and students.

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How to use Left Bank in a sentence

  • The fever of rebellion had spread along the whole of the Left Bank of the Ganges as far as Allahabad.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • He resides in the Citadel Rhamnughur, which lies on the Left Bank of the Ganges, above the town.

  • Exeter is situated on a broad ridge of land, rising steeply from the Left Bank of the Exe.

    The Towns of Roman Britain | James Oliver Bevan

British Dictionary definitions for Left Bank

Left Bank

noun
  1. a district of Paris, on the S bank of the River Seine; frequented by artists, students, etc

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Cultural definitions for Left Bank

Left Bank

Area in Paris on the left (south) bank of the Seine River.

Notes for Left Bank

The Left Bank is a center of artistic and student life.

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