Paris

Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France région, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. The city of Paris proper is also a département, called Paris département (French: département de Paris). It is a wonderful city for aimless wandering of which features a wide variety of style and décor and boasts a wide assortment of entertainment to satisfy even the most benign of tastes.

Name of Paris and its inhabitants

Paris is pronounced {{IPA|/ˈpʰæɹɪs/}} in English, and in French.

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Pronounced - English - French

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The original Latin name of Paris was Lutetia ({{IPA|/lutetja/}}), or Lutetia Parisiorum, known in French as Lutèce ({{IPA|/lytɛs/}}). Lutetia was later dropped in favor of only Paris, based on the name of the Gallic Parisi tribe, whose name perhaps comes from the Celtic Gallic word parios, meaning "caldron", but this is not certain.

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Lutetia - Gallic

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Traditionally Paris was known as Paname ({{IPA|/panam/}}) in French slang, but this vulgar appellation is gradually losing currency. ({{audio|Fr-moi-jsuis-dPaname.ogg|"I'm from Paname"}}.)

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The inhabitants of Paris are known as Parisians in English, as Parisiens () in French. The pejorative term Parigot () is sometimes used in French slang.

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English - French - Slang

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Locally, inhabitants of the Paris suburbs are known as banlieusards (). Inhabitants of the whole Paris metropolitan area are known as Franciliens (), i.e. from Île-de-France.

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