PARIS

Paris, City of Light, French capital, capital of France

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

Paris

(noun) a town in northeastern Texas

Paris

(noun) (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War

Paris, genus Paris

(noun) sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Proper noun

Paris

The capital and largest city of France.

A department in Île-de-France, France.

(figuratively) The government of France.

A locale named after the French city in.

A hamlet in Jutland, Denmark.

A former settlement in Yukon, Canada.

A former settlement in Kiritimati, Kiribati.

A locale in United States.

A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Texas.

A city, the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee.

A city, the county seat of Edgar County, Illinois.

A city, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky.

A town, the county seat of Oxford County, Maine.

A city in Arkansas, USA and one of the two county seats of Logan County.

A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.

A city, the county seat of Bear Lake County, Idaho.

An unincorporated community in Indiana.

An unincorporated community in Iowa.

An unincorporated community in New Hampshire.

An unincorporated community in Ohio.

An unincorporated community in Virginia.

A community in Ontario; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city).

A English habitational surname for someone from Paris.

A male given name from surnames.

A female given name from place names, of modern usage, usually from the French city.

A town in New York; named for early benefactor Col. Isaac Paris.

A town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin; named for the town in New York.

A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Missouri; named for the city in Kentucky.

An unincorporated community in Oregon; named for postmaster G. E. Parris.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Paris

(Greek mythology) A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.

A male given name from Ancient Greek, from the Trojan hero.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Paris

A French patronymic surname, ultimately from Latin Patricius.

Etymology 4

Proper noun

Paris

An English surname of Celtic cel origin, a variant of Parris.

Etymology 5

Proper noun

Paris

A Belgian surname, a variant of Parys.

Etymology 6

Proper noun

Paris

A Sicilian surname, a variant of Parigi.

Etymology 7

Proper noun

Paris

A Spanish surname, a variant of Aparicio.

Anagrams

• Pairs, Parsi, pairs, raips

Source: Wiktionary

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Par"is, n. Etym: [From Paris, the son of Priam.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.

Note: It much resembles the American genus Trillium, but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.

Par"is, n.

Definition: The chief city of France. Paris green. See under Green, n.

– Paris white (Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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