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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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
The world No. 1 was eliminated in the second round of the French Open after wilting in brutally hot Parisian conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The Swiss completed his final Roland Garros on Monday, losing 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Jesper De Jong in front of a packed, vociferous crowd on a beautiful Parisian afternoon.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Despite this, exploring the catacombs was a popular Parisian pastime.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Fifteen sous, four farthings, parisian, for having worn two rosaries!
From Notre-Dame De Paris by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
"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
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
A hundred livres parisian, fine to the king!
From Notre-Dame De Paris by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
Parisians, meanwhile, will be restricted from drinking alcohol in public from noon through the night on both Friday and Saturday.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Some Parisians were in favour of the ban.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 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
The Parisians finally broke their Champions League hoodoo in May 2025 with a 5-0 win over Inter Milan - the biggest winning margin in a final.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 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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