Left Bank

American  

noun

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

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Left Bank British  

noun

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

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Left Bank Cultural  

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

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

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Example Sentences

Ali Akbar has been pounding the pavement of Paris's Left Bank for more than 50 years, papers under the arm and on his lips the latest headline.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

They walked out very slowly allowing the audience a close look at the elaborate garments, their spiky gold heels crunching on a gravel runway in a school yard on the Left Bank in Paris.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023

In an intersection of contemporary art and high-end jewelry design, Repossi celebrated the 10th anniversary of its “Antifer” collection with an exhibition on Paris’ chic Left Bank.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

She was dining with her closest friend, Geneviève Aliquot, and an actor, Alain Cuny, in Le Catalan, a small restaurant on the rue des Grands-Augustins, near Picasso’s Left Bank studio.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Henri had so steeped himself in stories of the Left Bank in Paris that he lived there although he had never been there.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck