paris
/ˈpɛɹɪs/UK/ˈpæɹɪs/
paris is the plural of pari.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Paris
Paris
- The capital and largest city of France.
- And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did come to Canada. He made his speeches in Quebec, was enthusiastically received on the Chemin du Roy, shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal and, on learning of the reaction of the Canadian government, returned to Paris without going to Ottawa.1996, Eldon Black, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974, Carleton University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9
- While the concept of remigration has long existed in academia, its hijacking by the far right on social media appears to have begun about a decade ago when French adherents to identitarianism, an ethno-nationalist movement, organised what they described as the inaugural meeting in Paris on...2024 October 3, Ashifa Kassam, “How remigration became a buzzword for global far right”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2025
- A department of Île-de-France, France.
- The government of France.
- A hamlet in Jutland, Denmark.
- A hamlet in New Valley, Egypt.
- A former settlement in Yukon, Canada.
- A former settlement in Kiritimati, Kiribati.
- A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Logan County.
- A city, the county seat of Bear Lake County, Idaho.
- A city, the county seat of Edgar County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County and Jennings County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa.
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- A city, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky.
- A town, the county seat of Oxford County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Green Charter Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.
- A census-designated place in Lafayette County, Mississippi.
- A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Missouri; named for the city in Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in the towns of Dummer and Stark, Coos County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Oneida County, New York; named for early benefactor Col. Isaac Paris.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Stark County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon; named for postmaster G. E. Parris.
- A census-designated place in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Texas.
- A city, the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia.
- A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
- A town and unincorporated community therein, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin; named for the town in New York.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Paris Township.
- A community in Ontario; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city).
- An English habitational surname from Old French for someone from Paris.
- A male given name from place name.
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, usually from the French city.
- During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies.2023 July 6, Erin Griffith, David Yaffe-Bellany, “How Tom Brady’s Crypto Ambitions Collided With Reality”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2023
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Paris
Paris
- A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, from the Trojan hero.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Paris
Paris
- A French surname originating as a patronymic, ultimately from Latin Patricius.
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- A Belgian surname, a variant of Parys.
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- A Sicilian surname, a variant of Parigi.
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Forms of paris
| alternative form | Parish |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Parris |
| alternative form | Parrish |
| alternative form | Pares |
| alternative form | Parise |
| alternative form | Pariset |
| alternative form | Parez |
| alternative form | Paresse |
| alternative form | Parisot |
| alternative form | Pariseau |
| alternative form | Parizeau |
| alternative form | de Paris |
| alternative form | Parizot |
| alternative form | Parizet |
| alternative deliberate misspelling (humorous) | Paree |
Origin of paris
From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (“cauldron”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Doublet of Parizh.
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).
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Questions about paris
- What does paris mean?
- Paris means the capital and largest city of France.
- What is paris the plural of?
- Paris is the plural of pari.
- What part of speech is paris?
- Paris is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce paris?
- Paris is pronounced /ˈpæɹɪs/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: paris (page history and authors); Paris (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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