Paris
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
How often you will meet it
Rank 747 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 25,167 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.012% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce also: City of Light, French capital, capital of France
- sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae also: genus Paris
- (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War
- a town in northeastern Texas
Paris in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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In Paris Jean Jacques had found himself bewildered and engulfed.
The Money Master, Complete · Gilbert Parker · Chapter 1
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I leave you in Paris a devoted friend, the Count de Villegre.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The Negro, for a long time after starting on the journey to Paris, did not realize his plight.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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They had talked of travelling to Naples, Florence, Paris,--and every luxury, in short, that wealth could command was at her disposal.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 474 · Various · Chapter 1