Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: parisian
IPA transcription: [pɚ'ɪʒən]
Pronunciations of parisian
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Parisian
    Meaning: of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants; "Parisian restaurants can be expensive"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Parisian
    Meaning: a native or resident of Paris
Usage examples
  • They can no more escape from the Parisian atmosphere than fish can escape from the water.
  • In fact, for weeks together it seemed as though no Parisian paper was considered complete and up to date without an article on Edison.
  • Lanyard, for one, wouldn't have thought him the properest company or the best Parisian cicerone for an ailing American gentleman blessed with independent means and an attractive daughter.
  • The jeweller ventured to suggest the inferiority of Parisian workmanship as compared with that of a first-rate English establishment; but Mr. Dunbar did not condescend to pay any attention to the young man's remonstrance.
  • I have formerly censured the French for their extreme attachment to theatrical exhibitions, because I thought that they tended to render them vain and unnatural characters; but I must acknowledge, especially as women of the town never appear in the Parisian as at our theatres, that the little saving of the week is more usefully expended there every Sunday than in porter or brandy, to intoxicate or stupify the mind.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording French language in Laos, License CC BY-SA 4.0