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Paris

Paris Meaning & Definition
Paris Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Paris?

[n] the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
[n] a town in northeast Texas
[n] sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae

Synonyms | Synonyms for Paris: capital of France | City of Light | French capital | genus Paris

Related Terms | Find terms related to Paris:

See Also | Champs Elysees | family Liliaceae | France | French Republic | herb Paris | Ile-St-Louis | Latin Quarter | Left Bank | Liliaceae | lily family | Lone-Star State | Louvre | Louvre Museum | Montmartre | national capital | Orly | Paris quadrifolia | Parisian | plant genus | Right Bank | Texas | town | Tuileries | Tuileries Gardens | Tuileries Palace | TX

Paris In Webster's Dictionary

\Par"is\, n. [From Paris, the son of Priam.] (Bot.) A plant common in Europe ({Paris quadrifolia}); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic. Note: It much resembles the American genus {Trillium}, but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.
\Par"is\, n. The chief city of France. {Paris green}. See under {Green}, n. {Paris white} (Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white.

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