paris

Noun
  1. The capital and largest city of France;
    And international center of culture and commerce (synset 108952341)
    is an instance of: national capital - the capital city of a nation
    member holonym:
    has:
    • bastille - a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
    • eiffel tower - a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure
    • louvre, louvre museum - an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
    • paris university, sorbonne, university of paris - a university in Paris; intellectual center of France
    • tuileries, tuileries gardens - formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris
    • tuileries, tuileries palace - palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens
    • latin quarter, left bank - the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life
    • montmartre - the highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists
    • clichy, clichy-la-garenne - a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century
    • orly - a southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris
    • right bank - the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine
    • ile-st-louis - island in Paris on the Seine
    • champs elysees - a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes
    is a part of: france, french republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
    same as: capital of france, city of light, french capital
  2. Sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae (synset 112489877)
    is a type of: plant genus - a genus of plants
    member holonym: herb paris, paris quadrifolia - European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous
    belongs to: family liliaceae, liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
    same as: genus paris
  3. (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War (synset 109523349)
    referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    is an instance of: mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable
  4. A town in northeastern Texas (synset 109168488)
    is an instance of: town - an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
    is a part of: lone-star state, tex., texas, tx - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

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