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CHAMPS ELYSEES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Champs Elysees mean?
• CHAMPS ELYSEES (noun)
The noun CHAMPS ELYSEES has 1 sense:
1. a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes
Familiarity information: CHAMPS ELYSEES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
street (a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings)
Holonyms ("Champs Elysees" is a part of...):
capital of France; City of Light; French capital; Paris (the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce)
Context examples
Then the Bois and Champs Elysees are tres magnifique.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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