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paris
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun paris has 4 senses
- paris(n = noun.location) capital of france, city of light, french capital - the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce; Array has parts: bastille, eiffel tower, louvre, louvre museum, paris university, sorbonne, university of paris, tuileries, tuileries gardens, tuileries, tuileries palace, latin quarter, left bank, montmartre, clichy, clichy-la-garenne, orly, right bank, ile-st-louis, champs elysees
- paris(n = noun.plant) genus paris - sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae; Array is a kind of plant genus
- paris(n = noun.person) Array - (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War; Array is a kind of mythical being
- paris(n = noun.location) Array - a town in northeastern Texas; Array is a kind of town
is a kind of national capital
is a part of france, french republic
Derived form adjective parisian1
is a member of family liliaceae, liliaceae, lily family
is a part of lone-star state, texas, tx
CIDE DICTIONARY
paris, n. [From Paris , the son of Priam.].
A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia ); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic. [1913 Webster]
" It much resembles the American genus Trillium , but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower."
[1913 Webster]
paris, n.
The chief city of France. [1913 Webster]
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