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Parisienne

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /pəɹɪzɪˈɛn/
  • CMU ARPABET: P ER0 IH1 S IY0 EH2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A woman from Paris.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a female native or resident of Paris

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Parisian

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French Parisienne, feminine of Parisien, from Paris. By surface analysis, Paris + -ienne.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَارِيسِيَّة (bārīsiyya) — woman from Paris
  • Breton: Parizianez — woman from Paris
  • Dutch: Parijse — woman from Paris
  • Dutch: Parisienne — woman from Paris
  • Esperanto: parizanino — woman from Paris
  • Finnish: pariisitar — woman from Paris
  • French: Parisienne — woman from Paris
  • German: Pariserin — woman from Paris
  • Japanese: パリジェンヌ (parijennu) — woman from Paris