Paris
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæ.ɹɪs/
note: General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger
ipa: /ˈpɛɹ.ɪs/
rhymes: -æɹɪs
homophone: Perris (Mary–marry–merry merger)
note: after French
ipa: /pəˈri/
Forms: form: Paree
form: Parish
form: Parris
form: Parrish
form: Pares
Etymology: From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (“cauldron”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Doublet of Parizh.
Senses: examples: text: And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did come to Canada. He made his speeches in Quebec, was enthusiastically received on the Chemin du Roy, shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal and, on learning of the reaction of the Canadian government, returned to Paris without going to Ottawa.
ref: 1996, Eldon Black, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974, Carleton University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9:
text: While the concept of remigration has long existed in academia, its hijacking by the far right on social media appears to have begun about a decade ago when French adherents to identitarianism, an ethno-nationalist movement, organised what they described as the inaugural meeting in Paris on remigration.
ref: 2024 October 3, Ashifa Kassam, “How remigration became a buzzword for global far right”, in The Guardian:
glosses: The capital and largest city of France.
glosses: A department of Île-de-France, France.
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glosses: A locale named after the French city.
A hamlet in Jutland, Denmark.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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glosses: A locale named after the French city.
A former settlement in Yukon, Canada.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
A former settlement in Kiritimati, Kiribati.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Logan County.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A city, the county seat of Bear Lake County, Idaho.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A city, the county seat of Edgar County, Illinois.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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An unincorporated community in Jefferson County and Jennings County, Indiana.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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An unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A city, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A town, the county seat of Oxford County, Maine.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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An unincorporated community in Green Charter Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A census-designated place in Lafayette County, Mississippi.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Missouri; named for the city in Kentucky.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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An unincorporated community in the towns of Dummer and Stark, Coos County, New Hampshire.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A town in Oneida County, New York; named for early benefactor Col. Isaac Paris.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A township and unincorporated community therein, in Stark County, Ohio.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon; named for postmaster G. E. Parris.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A census-designated place in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Texas.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A city, the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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An unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A town and unincorporated community therein, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin; named for the town in New York.
glosses: A locale named after the French city.
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A number of townships in the United States, listed under Paris Township.
glosses: A community in Ontario; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city).
glosses: An English habitational surname from Old French for someone from Paris.
glosses: A male given name from place name.
examples: text: During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies.
ref: 2023 July 6, Erin Griffith, David Yaffe-Bellany, “How Tom Brady’s Crypto Ambitions Collided With Reality”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2023:
glosses: A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, usually from the French city.
Derived terms: New Paris
Paris daisy
Paris green
Parisian
Parisianism
parisite
Paris line
Paris of the East
Paris syndrome
Paristan
Paris white
plaster of Paris
plaster-of-Paris