Latin Quarter

American  

noun

1. the quarter of Paris on the south side of the Seine, especially frequented for centuries by students, writers, and artists.

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Latin Quarter British  

noun

1. an area of Paris, on the S bank of the River Seine: contains the city's main educational establishments; centre for students and artists

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Example Sentences

But the experience of the Grand Action, in the heart of the Latin Quarter near Notre-Dame cathedral, also supports the idea.

From Barron's

The film explains how Walters developed an understanding of celebrities after growing up around her father’s nightclub, the Latin Quarter, a hot spot in Boston.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the locals who used the word “catastrophic” was a restaurateur called Lies in the usually bustling Latin Quarter, who said July had been his worst month for 25 years.

From BBC

The blast - believed to have been the result of a gas explosion - tore through the Rue Saint-Jacques near the historic Latin Quarter.

From Reuters

It describes itself as the French capital’s “first bilingual design school, located in the Paris Latin Quarter.”

From New York Times