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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 cafesplay

  Familiarity information: CHAMPS ELYSEES used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHAMPS ELYSEES (noun)


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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