Etymology

Paris of the East

Today it means: A major city that is considered as magnificent or culturally significant as Paris. Full definition →

French Paris de l'Orient
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  1. French · derived fromParis de l'Orient
  2. English todayParis of the East

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.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.