Ancient, Lutetia Parisiorum, Pa⋅ris⋅i⋅i /pəˈrɪziˌaɪ/Show Spelled Pronunciation[puh-riz-ee-ahy]Show IPA Pronunciation.a city in and the capital of France and capital of Ville-de-Paris Department, in the N part, on the Seine. 2,317,227.
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a city in NE Texas. 25,498.
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a town in NW Tennessee. 10,728.
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Treaty of,
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a treaty signed in 1763 by France, Spain, and Great Britain that ended the Seven Years' War and the French and Indian War.
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a treaty signed in 1783 by the United States and Great Britain that ended the American Revolution.
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a treaty signed in 1898 by the United States and Spain that ended the Spanish-American War.
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
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(initial capital letter) Military. the NATO name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet ballistic missile submarine armed with up to six single-warhead missiles.
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a word used in communications to represent the letter H.
Paris, Commune of (1871), insurrection of Paris against the French government from March 18 to May 28, 1871. It occurred in the wake of France's defeat in the Franco-German War and the collapse of Napoleon III's ...
Hotel de Bourgogne, Theatre de l' the first permanent theatre in Paris, built in 1548 on the ruins of the palace of the dukes of Burgundy. The theatre was built by the Confrerie de la Passion ("Confraternity of the Passion"), a group ...
Paris Back in the city centre, the Hotel de Ville (City Hall) is situated on the Right Bank, just across from the eastern end of the Ile de la Cite. It contains the official apartments of the mayor of ...
France A few days later, the assembly transferred the seat of government from Bordeaux to Versailles. Immediately after, it was confronted by a major civil war-the rebellion of the Commune of Paris. This ...
Ritz, Cesar founder of the Paris hotel that made his name a synonym for elegance and luxury.
Blondel, Jacques-Francois architect best known for his teaching and writing, which contributed greatly to architectural theory and the taste of his time. His art school in Paris was the first such institution to teach ...
Paris To the west of the Bastille lies a triangular area with its base along the river up to the Hotel de Ville and its apex just short of the Place de la Republique to the north. It keeps its name-le ...
Rilke, Rainer Maria In May 1897 Rilke met Lou Andreas-Salome, who shortly became his mistress. Lou, 36 years of age, was from St. Petersburg, the daughter of a Russian general and a German mother. In her youth she had ...
Rodin Museum museum in Paris, France, showcasing the sculptures, drawings, and other works of the French artist Auguste Rodin and based in the Hotel Biron.
Marot, Jean French architect and engraver who was one of a large family of Parisian craftsmen and artists.
Fashion United - Found 7 hours ago ... renovated Plaza Hotel in New York. The expansion to the US follows her growing chain of stores in the Netherlands and Belgium, Bangkok, Paris...
Cape Argus - Found Dec. 4, 2008 Paris Hilton will release her new album on her own independent record label. The hotel heiress will launch her second record under Heiress Records...
Yahoo! India - Found Dec. 1, 2008 London, Dec 1 (ANI): Paris Hilton has admitted that she's not yet ready to start dating someone else. The hotel heiress parted ways with ...
Meetings Canada - Found Nov. 27, 2008 The May Fair luxury hotel in London, England, has debuted its own YouTube ... one-on-one chats with celebrities such as Paris Hilton;
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