Parisii

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noun

A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Lutetia; Paris, the capital of France, is named after them.

OriginLatin Parīsiī →
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Meanings

nounParisii pl (plural only)
  1. historicalpluralplural onlyA Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Lutetia; Paris, the capital of France, is named after them.
  2. historicalpluralplural onlyA British Celtic tribe located somewhere within the present-day East Riding of Yorkshire, in England, known from a single reference by Ptolemy, and possibly connected with the more widely known Parisii of Gaul.

Origin

  1. LatinParīsiī
  2. EnglishParisii

From Latin Parīsiī.

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APA

Parisii. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parisii

MLA

“Parisii.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parisii. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Parisii,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parisii.

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