Elysée

[ ey-lee-zey ]

/ eɪ liˈzeɪ /

noun

a palace in Paris: the official residence of the president of France.

the French government (usually preceded by the).

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Examples from the Web for elysee

One of the double doors of the entrance to the Elysee was closed; two soldiers of the line were on guard.
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo|Victor Hugo
The Elysee does not suit me, and the Tuileries is barely inhabitable.
The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Constant
Changarnier had just been escorting Louis Bonaparte to the Elysee.
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo|Victor Hugo
You must not tell the magistrates of what you saw and heard in the garden of the Elysee,—neither to them nor to anybody.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room|Gaston Leroux

Did he remember that phrase in the Elysee garden: 'Must I commit a crime, then, to win you?'
The Mystery of the Yellow Room|Gaston Leroux

British Dictionary definitions for elysee

Elysée

/ (eɪˈliːzeɪ) /

noun

a palace in Paris, in the Champs Elysées: official residence of the president of France

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