PARISIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Parisian mean? 

• PARISIAN (noun)
  The noun PARISIAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or resident of Paris

  Familiarity information: PARISIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• PARISIAN (adjective)
  The adjective PARISIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants

  Familiarity information: PARISIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARISIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or resident of Paris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Parisian" is a kind of...):

French person; Frenchman; Frenchwoman (a person of French nationality)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Parisian"):

Parisienne (a female native or resident of Paris)

Holonyms ("Parisian" is a member of...):

capital of France; City of Light; French capital; Paris (the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce)

Derivation:

Parisian (of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants)

• PARISIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Parisian restaurants can be expensive

Pertainym:

Paris (the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce)

Derivation:

Paris (the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce)

Parisian (a native or resident of Paris)

 Context examples 

A discovery has just been made by the Parisian police (said the Daily Telegraph) which raises the veil which hung round the tragic fate of Mr. Eduardo Lucas, who met his death by violence last Monday night at Godolphin Street, Westminster.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The minute she put her eyes upon Amy, Meg became conscious that her own dress hadn't a Parisian air, that young Mrs. Moffat would be entirely eclipsed by young Mrs. Laurence, and that 'her ladyship' was altogether a most elegant and graceful woman.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)