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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or relating to Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809–1891), French civic planner involved in the extravagant rebuilding of Paris in the 1860s.

   "Paris’ 1900s-era Haussmannian apartment buildings are charming, but they’re impossible to keep cool."

Example

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"Paris’ 1900s-era Haussmannian apartment buildings are charming, but they’re impossible to keep cool."

Etymology

From Haussmann + -ian.

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