Parisian

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Etymology

From Middle English Parisien, perisien, from Middle French parisien, from Medieval Latin parisiānus. By surface analysis, Paris +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈɹɪʒ.ən/, /pəˈɹɪz.ɪ.ən/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /pəˈɹi.ʒən/

Noun

Parisian (plural Parisians)

  1. A native, citizen and/or inhabitant of Paris, France
    Coordinate term: Parisienne
    • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 295:
      Not all of France was inundated by the nationalist wave – it was predominantly young, intelligent Parisians who embraced the new bellicism […].

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Adjective

Parisian (comparative more Parisian, superlative most Parisian)

  1. Of, relating, or pertaining to Paris, France
    • 1982, Oliver Statler, Japanese Inn:
      He lived in Paris for ten years, and became more Parisian than the natives.

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