Paris of the East
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Paris of the East
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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.
noun the Paris of the East · Parises of the East
- A major city that is considered as magnificent or culturally significant as Paris. "You know, of course," noted another officer, "there are any number of Parises of the East, from Warsaw to Bucharest."
proper noun the Paris of the East
- Former nickname for Bucharest: the capital and largest city of Romania.
- Former nickname for Casablanca: a major city in Morocco.
- Former nickname for Lahore: a major city in modern Pakistan; in use during the time of the British Raj.
- Former nickname for Phnom Penh: the capital and largest city of Cambodia.
- Former nickname for Hanoi: a major city in Vietnam.
- Former nickname for Shanghai: a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China. 1934 — Anon., All About Shanghai: A Standard Guidebook, The University Press, Shanghai. 1983 reed., Oxford University Press, Oxford, →ISBN. p. 73; What odds whether Shanghai is the Paris of the East or Paris the Shanghai of the Occident ?
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name Paris of the East
| 한국어 | 동방(東方)의 파리 Dongbang-ui Pari |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पूर्व का पेरिस pūrv kā peris |
| Français | Paris de l'Orient |
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