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  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 zay-lee-zay] / 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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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

On both occasions, Zambada said, he gave the money to the intermediary, who met with García Luna in a private room at an upscale Mexico City eatery called Champs Élysées.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023

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

Which, as it turns out, was how this historic merger was born: a lighthearted jape between Lévy and Omnicom CEO John Wren after a chance meeting at the top of the Champs Élysées.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2013

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)

And not to be outdone, XPeng touted a test of autonomous-driving technology it conducted around the Arc de Triomphe, the 19th century monument commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte on the Champs-Elysées.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"It was unthinkable to see another cinema close on the Champs-Elysées," he added, saying that maintaining culture on the famous avenue was an "activist" act.

From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025

Louis Vuitton’s latest extravaganza on Paris’ most famous street, the avenue des Champs-Elysées, transformed an iconic 19th-century Art Nouveau space into an evolving artwork.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

France canceled its traditional fireworks over the Champs-Elysées and public parties, while Rome and London scrapped their annual festivities.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 22, 2021

I pose next to a street sign, Champs-Elysées, and then run along the street, the Arc de Triomphe as my destination.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson