English Explanatory Dictionary

Paris of the East

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A major city that is considered as magnificent or culturally significant as Paris.
name
  1. Former nickname for Bucharest: the capital and largest city of Romania.
  2. Former nickname for Casablanca: a major city in Morocco.
  3. Former nickname for Lahore: a major city in modern Pakistan; in use during the time of the British Raj.
  4. Former nickname for Phnom Penh: the capital and largest city of Cambodia.
  5. Former nickname for Hanoi: a major city in Vietnam.
  6. Former nickname for Shanghai: a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China.

Word forms

Paris of the East the Paris of the East Parises of the East

Etymology

Usually a calque of French Paris de l'Orient, praising a location for its supposed resemblance to the glamor and nightlife of 19th-century Paris.

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