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Haussmannian

Haussmannian adjective: of or relating to Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809–1891), French civic planner involved in the extravagant rebuilding of Paris in the 1860s.

Adjective

Haussmannian (comparative more Haussmannian, superlative most Haussmannian)

  1. Of or relating to Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809–1891), French civic planner involved in the extravagant rebuilding of Paris in the 1860s.
    • Paris’ 1900s-era Haussmannian apartment buildings are charming, but they’re impossible to keep cool.2025 July 2, Colette Davidson, “Facing blistering heat, the French ponder the unthinkable: Air conditioning”, in The Christian Science Monitor

Forms of Haussmannian

comparativemore Haussmannian
superlativemost Haussmannian

Origin of Haussmannian

From Haussmann + -ian.

Questions about Haussmannian

What does Haussmannian mean?
Haussmannian means of or relating to Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809–1891), French civic planner involved in the extravagant rebuilding of Paris in the 1860s.
What part of speech is Haussmannian?
Haussmannian is an adjective.

Words near Haussmannian in the dictionary

  1. hausse
  2. hausse-col
  3. hausse-cols
  4. hausses
  5. Haussmann
  6. Haussmannian
  7. Haussmannization
  8. Haussmannizations
  9. Haussmannize
  10. Haussmannized
  11. Haussmannizes

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