Standard Lemma guide

Parisian

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /pəˈɹɪʒ.ən/
  • UK: /pəˈɹɪz.ɪ.ən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /pəˈɹi.ʒən/
  • CMU ARPABET: P ER0 IH1 ZH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating, or pertaining to Paris, France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A native, citizen and/or inhabitant of Paris, France

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Parisian restaurants can be expensive

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a native or resident of Paris

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Frenchman, Frenchwoman, French person

Narrower terms: Parisienne

History

Etymology

From Middle English Parisien, perisien, from Middle French parisien, from Medieval Latin parisiānus. By surface analysis, Paris + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

125 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: parizian — of Paris
  • Arabic: بَارِيسِيّ (bārīsiyy) — of Paris
  • Armenian: փարիզյան (pʻarizyan) — of Paris
  • Armenian: Փարիզի (Pʻarizi) — of Paris
  • Basque: paristar — of Paris
  • Belarusian: пары́жскі (parýžski) — of Paris
  • Catalan: parisenc — of Paris
  • Czech: pařížský — of Paris
  • Danish: parisisk — of Paris
  • Dutch: Parijs — of Paris
  • Esperanto: pariza — of Paris
  • Esperanto: parizana — of Paris
  • Finnish: pariisilainen — of Paris
  • French: parisien — of Paris
  • Galician: parisiense — of Paris
  • Georgian: პარიზის (ṗarizis) — of Paris
  • Georgian: პარიზული (ṗarizuli) — of Paris
  • German: Pariser — of Paris
  • German: pariserisch — of Paris
  • Greek: παρισινός (parisinós) — of Paris
  • Greek: παριζιάνικος (pariziánikos) — of Paris
  • Hungarian: párizsi — of Paris
  • Irish: Párasach — of Paris
  • Italian: parigino — of Paris
  • Kazakh: париждық (parijdyq) — of Paris
  • Kazakh: париждегі (parijdegı) — of Paris
  • Korean: 파리의 (pariui) — of Paris
  • Latin: Parīsiensis — of Paris
  • Latin: parīsiensis — of Paris
  • Latin: Parīsiacus — of Paris
  • Latin: parīsiacus — of Paris
  • Latin: Lutetianus — of Paris
  • Latin: lutetianus — of Paris
  • Macedonian: париски (pariski) — of Paris
  • Iranian Persian: پاریسی (pârisi) — of Paris
  • Polish: paryski — of Paris
  • Portuguese: parisiense — of Paris
  • Romanian: parizian — of Paris
  • Russian: пари́жский (parížskij) — of Paris
  • Serbo-Croatian: па̀рӣшкӣ — of Paris
  • Serbo-Croatian: pàrīškī — of Paris
  • Slovak: parížsky — of Paris
  • Spanish: parisino — of Paris
  • Spanish: parisiense — of Paris
  • Swedish: parisisk — of Paris
  • Turkish: Parisli — of Paris
  • Ukrainian: пари́зький (parýzʹkyj) — of Paris
  • Welsh: Parisaidd — of Paris
  • Yiddish: פּאַריזער (parizer) — of Paris
  • Arabic: بَارِيسِيّ (bārīsiyy) — someone from Paris
  • Arabic: بَارِيسِيَّة (bārīsiyya) — someone from Paris
  • Arabic: باريسي (baarisi) — someone from Paris
  • Arabic: باريسية (baarieiya) — someone from Paris
  • Asturian: parisín — someone from Paris
  • Asturian: parisina — someone from Paris
  • Azerbaijani: parisli — someone from Paris
  • Basque: paristar — someone from Paris
  • Belarusian: парыжанін (paryžanin) — someone from Paris
  • Belarusian: парыжанка (paryžanka) — someone from Paris
  • Breton: Parizian — someone from Paris
  • Breton: Parizianez — someone from Paris
  • Catalan: parisenc — someone from Paris
  • Catalan: parisenca — someone from Paris
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴黎人 (Bālí rén) — someone from Paris
  • Czech: Pařížan — someone from Paris
  • Czech: Pařížanka — someone from Paris
  • Danish: pariser — someone from Paris
  • Danish: pariserinde — someone from Paris
  • Dutch: Parijzenaar — someone from Paris
  • Dutch: Parijse — someone from Paris
  • Dutch: Parisienne — someone from Paris
  • Esperanto: parizano — someone from Paris
  • Esperanto: parizanino — someone from Paris
  • Estonian: pariislane — someone from Paris
  • Estonian: pariisitar — someone from Paris
  • Finnish: pariisilainen — someone from Paris
  • Finnish: pariisitar — someone from Paris
  • French: Parisien — someone from Paris
  • French: Parisienne — someone from Paris
  • Galician: parisiense — someone from Paris
  • Georgian: პარიზელი (ṗarizeli) — someone from Paris
  • German: Pariser — someone from Paris
  • German: Pariserin — someone from Paris
  • Greek: Παριζιάνος (Pariziános) — someone from Paris
  • Greek: Παριζιάνα (Pariziána) — someone from Paris
  • Hungarian: párizsi — someone from Paris
  • Ido: Parisano — someone from Paris
  • Ido: Parisanulo — someone from Paris
  • Ido: Parisanino — someone from Paris
  • Irish: Párasach — someone from Paris
  • Italian: parigino — someone from Paris
  • Italian: parigina — someone from Paris
  • Japanese: パリジャン (parijan) — someone from Paris
  • Kazakh: париждық (parijdyq) — someone from Paris
  • Kazakh: париждегі (parijdegı) — someone from Paris
  • Korean: 파리지앵 (parijiaeng) — someone from Paris
  • Latin: Parīsiensis — someone from Paris
  • Latin: parīsiensis — someone from Paris
  • Marathi: पॅरिसकर (pĕriskar) — someone from Paris
  • Iranian Persian: پاریسی (pârisi) — someone from Paris
  • Polish: paryżanin — someone from Paris
  • Polish: paryżanka — someone from Paris
  • Portuguese: parisiense — someone from Paris
  • Romanian: parizian — someone from Paris
  • Romanian: pariziană — someone from Paris
  • Romanian: pariziancă — someone from Paris
  • Russian: парижа́нин (parižánin) — someone from Paris
  • Russian: парижа́нка (parižánka) — someone from Paris
  • Serbo-Croatian: Пари́жанин — someone from Paris
  • Serbo-Croatian: Parížanin — someone from Paris
  • Slovak: Parížan — someone from Paris
  • Slovak: Parížanka — someone from Paris
  • Spanish: parisiense — someone from Paris
  • Spanish: parisino — someone from Paris
  • Spanish: parisina — someone from Paris
  • Swedish: parisare — someone from Paris
  • Swedish: parisiska — someone from Paris
  • Swedish: pariserska — someone from Paris
  • Turkish: Parisli — someone from Paris
  • Ottoman Turkish: پارسلو (parisli) — someone from Paris
  • Ukrainian: парижа́нин (paryžányn) — someone from Paris
  • Ukrainian: парижа́нка (paryžánka) — someone from Paris
  • Uzbek: parislik — someone from Paris
  • Welsh: Parisiad — someone from Paris
  • Yiddish: פּאַריזער (parizer) — someone from Paris
Real reading context

Parisian in complete knowledge articles