noun
1. the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce (Freq. 20)
• Syn: ↑City of Light, ↑French capital, ↑capital of France
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Parisian
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital
• Part Holonyms: ↑France, ↑French Republic
• Member Meronyms: ↑Parisian, ↑Parisienne
• Part Meronyms:
↑Bastille, ↑Eiffel Tower, ↑Louvre, ↑Louvre Museum, ↑Paris University, ↑University of Paris, ↑Sorbonne, ↑Tuileries, ↑Tuileries Gardens, ↑Tuileries Palace, ↑Left Bank, ↑Latin Quarter, ↑Montmartre, ↑Clichy, ↑Clichy-la-Garenne, ↑Orly, ↑Right Bank, ↑Ile-St-Louis, ↑Champs Elysees
2. sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae
• Syn: ↑genus Paris
• Hypernyms: ↑plant genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
• Member Meronyms: ↑herb Paris, ↑Paris quadrifolia
3. (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War
• Topics: ↑Greek mythology
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑mythical being
4. a town in northeastern Texas
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑town
• Part Holonyms: ↑Texas, ↑Lone-Star State, ↑TX
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parissee herb Paris; obs. form of parish.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.