Parisian
/pəˈɹi.ʒən/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A native, citizen and/or inhabitant of Paris, France
"Not all of France was inundated by the nationalist wave – it was predominantly young, intelligent Parisians who embraced the new bellicism […]."
- 2 a native or resident of Paris wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of, relating, or pertaining to Paris, France
"He lived in Paris for ten years, and became more Parisian than the natives."
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants wordnet
Example
More examples"He is a Parisian born and bred."
Etymology
From Middle English Parisien, perisien, from Middle French parisien, from Medieval Latin parisiānus. By surface analysis, Paris + -ian.