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Parisienne
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parisienne
English
Etymology
en fr Parisienne, feminine of fr Parisien, from fr Paris. en Paris -ienne.
Pronunciation
en /pəɹɪzɪˈɛn/
Noun
A woman from Paris.
1900, translated from Honoré de Balzac's The Works of Honoré de Balzac, page 157:
It is so natural to a Parisienne, even when passion has almost mastered her, to hesitate and pause before taking the plunge.
en 1913 Edgar Rice Burroughs The Return of Tarzan Ballantine Books New York 1963 56 It was at most but a vague hint dropped by a certain notorious Parisienne in a jealous mood that had caused suspicion to rest upon the lieutenant.
en 2001 Lisa Tierstan Marianne in the Market California 122 Proclaiming taste to be a learned as much as an inborn trait, they sought to establish themselves as aesthetic educators of the vulnerable, unschooled Parisienne.
en Matthew Anderson The foreign words that seem like English – but aren’t w:BBC https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20161014-the-foreign-words-that-seem-like-english-but-arent 2016-10-13 Before a special night out, a glamorous Parisienne might treat herself to un brushing, at which her hair will be blow-dried and styled. https://web.archive.org/web/20201114171149/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20161014-the-foreign-words-that-seem-like-english-but-arent
Related terms
en Parisien
Translations
woman from Paris
Arabic: ar بَارِيسِيَّة f
Breton: br Parizianez f
Dutch: nl Parijse f, nl Parisienne f
Esperanto: eo parizanino
Finnish: fi pariisitar
French: fr Parisienne f
German: de Pariserin f
Japanese: ja パリジェンヌ parijennu
French
Etymology
fr :af Paris -ienne
From fr Paris -ienne.
Pronunciation
Noun
f
en Parisienne
Related terms
fr Paris
fr Parisien
fr parisien / fr parisienne
fr parisianisme
fr Paris