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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Lutetia; Paris, the capital of France, is named after them. plural, plural-only
2. 2
   A British Celtic tribe located somewhere within the present-day East Riding of Yorkshire, in England, known from a single reference by Ptolemy, and possibly connected with the more widely known Parisii of Gaul. plural, plural-only

Etymology

From Latin Parīsiī.