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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"A small city can be entrusted with collections of national importance without having the financial resources of a major Parisian institution."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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
Bušić and his accomplices were taken into custody by Parisian authorities and then sent to the United States.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Swift and husband Travis Kelce's choice of the venerable Parisian house for their New York wedding ensembles this weekend represented a major coup for the LVMH-owned brand.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
He was a big guy, very tall and broad-shouldered, with a plump, sweet little wife with a Parisian accent.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
Fifteen sous, four farthings, parisian, for having worn two rosaries!
From Notre-Dame De Paris by Isabel Florence Hapgood
"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
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
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
Affluent Parisians, two hours away by high-speed rail, have been buying vacation and retirement homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Some Parisians were in favour of the ban.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
The Parisians survived and the deal went through, although the club bore almost no resemblance to the modern European contender people know today.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
New Yorkers avoid the Great White Way with the same dedication that Parisians dodge the Eiffel Tower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
When we went shoe shopping at Parisians, Mama packed each one of us a freshly laundered pair of white socks.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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