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
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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Testing between 11pm and 6am is restricted in France, and the ITA must seek permission to do so - in this case from the Parisian public prosecutors' office.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Bušić and his accomplices were taken into custody by Parisian authorities and then sent to the United States.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
And Angèle is talented and well-known in Parisian beauty circles, but is beginning to feel that her canvas is the bare page, not a model’s bare face.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
Playing in a sterile stadium built to house the soul-crushing losses of the NFL Jets and Giants, the 27-year-old Parisian dazzled more than 80,000 with a pair of second-half goals against Senegal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Like any sensible Parisian, Pablo Picasso was not in Paris in August of 1911.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Fifteen sous, four farthings, parisian, for having worn two rosaries!
From Notre-Dame De Paris by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
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 Hapgood, Isabel Florence
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 Carr, John, Sir
"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 Hapgood, Isabel Florence
A hundred livres parisian, fine to the king!
From Notre-Dame De Paris by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
To help Parisians and tourists cope with the heat, authorities are keeping parks and gardens in the French capital open through the night.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
An otherwise urban-dwelling sophisticate, he cultivated a rustic demeanor for France’s benefit, uncharacteristically donning a coonskin hat and simple clothes to impress cosseted aristocrats and ordinary Parisians alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Tourists and Parisians goggled at the sight of the French capital's oldest bridge transformed into a giant "cave" on Thursday, a spectacular new public work by the street artist JR.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
But it is now with Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia where the Parisians have struck gold.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
People are often frightened of Parisians, but an American in Paris will find no harsher critic than another American.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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