Parisienne

[ puh-ree-zee-en ]

/ pəˌri ziˈɛn /

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noun

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

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of Parisienne

1885–90; <French parisienne, feminine of parisienParisian

See -enne.

But for Europe, he looked to La Parisienne—a nod to the history of the house.
Raf Simons’s Fall 2013/Winter 2014 Haute Couture Dior Collection|Alice Cavanagh|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The weather may be bitterly cold, but that makes no difference to the Parisienne.
In Vanity Fair|Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd
Wherever there is clever entertainment, there one finds the swell Parisienne.
In Vanity Fair|Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd
She is so coquette in her velvets and broadcloth and furs, this dear Parisienne.
In Vanity Fair|Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd

In another respect the Victorian is the direct opposite of the Parisienne.
Town Life in Australia|R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny
His eye fell on the terra-cotta Parisienne dancing inanely on her pedestal, and he moaned like one in pain.
Audrey Craven|May Sinclair