Parisian
noun
a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
Parisian
American
[puh-rizh-uhn, -ree-zhuhn, -riz-ee-uhn]
/ pəˈrɪʒ ən, -ˈri ʒən, -ˈrɪz i ən /
noun
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Parisians
plural
adjective
parisian
British
/ pəˈrɪzɪən /
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Parisian
From the French word parisien, dating back to 1520–30. See Paris, -ian
Example Sentences
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But if you do binge the series first, watching it will be like “getting 24 consecutive deliveries of perfectly baked Parisian pastry.”
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
Unlike Wimbledon’s manicured restraint or the French Open’s Parisian chic, New York has long offered something more unruly, with night tennis, celebrity, noise and spectators willing to make themselves part of the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
French luxury giant Chanel announced Thursday that it had acquired historic Parisian shirtmaker Charvet, having previously collaborated with the brand which caters mostly to men.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Playing in a sterile stadium built to house the soul-crushing losses of the NFL Jets and Giants, the 27-year-old Parisian dazzled more than 80,000 with a pair of second-half goals against Senegal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
No copyists, no aspiring thieves, no lovestruck Parisian couples.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Fifteen sous, four farthings, parisian, for having worn two rosaries!
From Notre-Dame De Paris by Isabel Florence Hapgood
Where were the days when Father Guybertant had earned twelve sous parisian, in a single coronation, with a song?
From Notre-Dame De Paris by Isabel Florence Hapgood
At a late137 fashionable parisian ball, a gentleman present was requested by the lady of the house, to waltz with a friend of hers, who was without a partner.
From The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. by Sir John Carr
"Well, the treasury has just let it to Guillaume Alixandre, historian, for six hivres, eight sols, parisian, a year."
From Notre-Dame De Paris by Isabel Florence Hapgood
A hundred livres parisian, fine to the king!
From Notre-Dame De Paris by Isabel Florence Hapgood
Affluent Parisians, two hours away by high-speed rail, have been buying vacation and retirement homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Parisians, meanwhile, will be restricted from drinking alcohol in public from noon through the night on both Friday and Saturday.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
An otherwise urban-dwelling sophisticate, he cultivated a rustic demeanor for France’s benefit, uncharacteristically donning a coonskin hat and simple clothes to impress cosseted aristocrats and ordinary Parisians alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Tourists and Parisians goggled at the sight of the French capital's oldest bridge transformed into a giant "cave" on Thursday, a spectacular new public work by the street artist JR.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
In July 1789, Parisians stormed the Bastille, the hated prison where the king locked up anyone he disliked.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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