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Parisienne

American  
[puh-ree-zee-en] / pəˌri ziˈɛn /

noun

  1. a girl or woman who is a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.


Gender

See -enne.

Etymology

Origin of Parisienne

1885–90; < French parisienne, feminine of parisien Parisian


Example Sentences

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He moved to Paris to study at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne when he was just 17, and went on to work with Jacques Fath, Balenciaga, Jean Dessès and Guy Laroche.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

But perhaps the most quintessential Parisian touch was a fruit basket — a homage to the Parisienne of the 1970s.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2023

Black’s private detective and security consultant Aimée Leduc is a native Parisienne, daughter of a disgraced policeman.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2022

Madame or mademoiselle, the française of life-style literature represents a very limited idea of the Parisienne.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 19, 2019

Chichette, whose claim to immortality was based on the fact that she had been the first Parisienne to display on her corsage a tiny tortoise, set with precious stones and—alive.

From My Memoirs by Marguerite Steinheil

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