1. Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918); [syn: Ritz, Cesar Ritz]
2. ostentatious display of elegance; - Example: "they put on the ritz"
3. an ostentatiously elegant hotel;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ritz
n 1: Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels
(1850-1918) [syn: Ritz, Cesar Ritz]
2: ostentatious display of elegance; "they put on the ritz"
3: an ostentatiously elegant hotel