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City of Light
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English
Proper noun
1 City of Light
en informal en @nickname for:Paris caplc c/France.
en Constant Méheut With Leaps and Bounds, Parkour Athletes Turn Off the Lights in Paris The New York Times 2022-10-13 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/world/europe/paris-energy-conservation-parkour.html 0362-4331 Paris, the City of Light, is a favorite target. While its landmark monuments now go dark earlier than usual, many store signs still stay lit all night. https://web.archive.org/web/20250803175637/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/world/europe/paris-energy-conservation-parkour.html 3 August 2025
Translations
nickname for Paris
Bengali: bn আলোর শহর
French: fr Ville Lumière f
Italian: it città delle luci
Spanish: es Ciudad de la Luz