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Haussmannian
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English
Etymology
From en Haussmann ian.
Adjective
Of or relating to Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809–1891), French civic planner involved in the extravagant rebuilding of Paris in the 1860s.
en 2025-07-02 The Christian Science Monitor Colette Davidson Facing blistering heat, the French ponder the unthinkable: Air conditioning https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0702/france-extreme-heat-wave-weather-europe Paris’ 1900s-era Haussmannian apartment buildings are charming, but they’re impossible to keep cool. https://web.archive.org/web/20260624222124/https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0702/france-extreme-heat-wave-weather-europe 24 June 2026
Translations
of or relating to Georges-Eugène Haussmann
French: fr haussmannien
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