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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce;
[syn: Paris, City of Light, French capital, capital of France]

2. sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae;
[syn: Paris, genus Paris]

3. (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War;

4. a town in northeastern Texas;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Paris \Par"is\, n. The chief city of France. [1913 Webster] Paris green. See under Green, n. Paris white (Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Paris \Par"is\, n. [From Paris, the son of Priam.] (Bot.) A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic. [1913 Webster] Note: It much resembles the American genus Trillium, but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Paris n 1: the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce [syn: Paris, City of Light, French capital, capital of France] 2: sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae [syn: Paris, genus Paris] 3: (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War 4: a town in northeastern Texas
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

Paris PARallel Instruction Set. A low-level language for the Connection Machine. (1995-02-16)