Paris of the East
Paris of the East noun: a major city that is considered as magnificent or culturally significant as Paris.
Noun
the Paris of the East (usually uncountable, plural Parises of the East)
- A major city that is considered as magnificent or culturally significant as Paris.
- "You know, of course," noted another officer, "there are any number of Parises of the East, from Warsaw to Bucharest."2004, Cornelia Golna, City of Man's Desire: A novel of Constantinople, Go-Bos Press, translation of original in Dutch, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 318
Proper noun
the Paris of the East
- Former nickname for Bucharest: the capital and largest city of Romania.
- Former nickname for Casablanca: a major city in Morocco.
- Former nickname for Lahore: a major city in modern Pakistan; in use during the time of the British Raj.
- Former nickname for Phnom Penh: the capital and largest city of Cambodia.
- Former nickname for Hanoi: a major city in Vietnam.
- Former nickname for Shanghai: a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China.
- 1934 — Anon., All About Shanghai: A Standard Guidebook, The University Press, Shanghai. 1983 reed., Oxford University Press, Oxford, →ISBN. p. 73;
What odds whether Shanghai is the Paris of the East or Paris the Shanghai of the Occident ? - The Paris of the East, it was called. Cosmopolitan, bustling, exotic, mysterious, Shanghai was a cultural crossroads and the quintessential liberty town for sailors.1996, James R. Schultz, “Paris Of The East”, in The Long Way Home: A Pacific Odyssey of World War II, Creative Arts Book Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 95
- 1934 — Anon., All About Shanghai: A Standard Guidebook, The University Press, Shanghai. 1983 reed., Oxford University Press, Oxford, →ISBN. p. 73;
Paris of the East meaning in Hindi
Paris of the East in Hindi
- Paris of the East
- पूर्व का पेरिस pūrv kā peris
Forms of Paris of the East
| plural | Parises of the East |
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Origin of Paris of the East
Usually a calque of French Paris de l'Orient, praising a location for its supposed resemblance to the glamor and nightlife of 19th-century Paris.
Questions about Paris of the East
- What does Paris of the East mean?
- Paris of the East means a major city that is considered as magnificent or culturally significant as Paris.
- What is Paris of the East in Hindi?
- Paris of the East in Hindi is पूर्व का पेरिस (pūrv kā peris). See Paris of the East meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Paris of the East?
- Paris of the East can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of Paris of the East?
- The plural of Paris of the East is Parises of the East.
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