paris

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Paris
    n 1: the capital and largest city of France; and international
         center of culture and commerce [syn: {Paris}, {City of
         Light}, {French capital}, {capital of France}]
    2: sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae [syn: {Paris},
       {genus Paris}]
    3: (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from
       her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War
    4: a town in northeastern Texas

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Paris \Par"is\, n. [From Paris, the son of Priam.] (Bot.)
   A plant common in Europe ({Paris quadrifolia}); herb Paris;
   truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: It much resembles the American genus {Trillium}, but
         has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.
         [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Paris \Par"is\, n.
   The chief city of France.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Paris green}. See under {Green}, n.

   {Paris white} (Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment;
      whiting; Spanish white.
      [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Paris

   PARallel Instruction Set.

   A low-level language for the {Connection Machine}.

   (1995-02-16)

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Paris, AR (city, FIPS 53480)
  Location: 35.28887 N, 93.72461 W
  Population (1990): 3674 (1654 housing units)
  Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 72855
Paris, ID (city, FIPS 60580)
  Location: 42.22777 N, 111.40153 W
  Population (1990): 581 (272 housing units)
  Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 83261
Paris, IL (city, FIPS 57628)
  Location: 39.61554 N, 87.69151 W
  Population (1990): 8987 (4150 housing units)
  Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 61944
Paris, KY (city, FIPS 59196)
  Location: 38.20676 N, 84.26099 W
  Population (1990): 8730 (3743 housing units)
  Area: 13.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 40361
Paris, MI
  Zip code(s): 49338
Paris, MO (city, FIPS 56144)
  Location: 39.47715 N, 92.00393 W
  Population (1990): 1486 (704 housing units)
  Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 65275
Paris, OH
  Zip code(s): 44669
Paris, PA
  Zip code(s): 15021
Paris, TN (city, FIPS 56720)
  Location: 36.30023 N, 88.30732 W
  Population (1990): 9332 (4538 housing units)
  Area: 22.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 38242
Paris, TX (city, FIPS 55080)
  Location: 33.66664 N, 95.54762 W
  Population (1990): 24699 (11191 housing units)
  Area: 70.4 sq km (land), 4.3 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 75460
Paris, VA
  Zip code(s): 22130

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Paris, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
   Population (2000):    1529
   Housing Units (2000): 682
   Land area (2000):     1.244607 sq. miles (3.223518 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.244607 sq. miles (3.223518 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            56144
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             39.480162 N, 92.001245 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     65275
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Paris, MO
    Paris

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Paris, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    3707
   Housing Units (2000): 1713
   Land area (2000):     4.530961 sq. miles (11.735135 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.260684 sq. miles (0.675169 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.791645 sq. miles (12.410304 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            53480
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             35.291665 N, 93.726156 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     72855
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Paris, AR
    Paris

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Paris, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
   Population (2000):    576
   Housing Units (2000): 292
   Land area (2000):     3.486690 sq. miles (9.030484 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.031394 sq. miles (0.081309 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.518084 sq. miles (9.111793 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            60580
   Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
   Location:             42.227699 N, 111.399373 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     83261
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Paris, ID
    Paris

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Paris, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
   Population (2000):    9077
   Housing Units (2000): 4211
   Land area (2000):     4.814712 sq. miles (12.470046 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.396359 sq. miles (1.026566 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5.211071 sq. miles (13.496612 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            57628
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             39.613014 N, 87.693829 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     61944
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Paris, IL
    Paris

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Paris, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
   Population (2000):    9183
   Housing Units (2000): 4222
   Land area (2000):     6.796269 sq. miles (17.602255 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.016453 sq. miles (0.042612 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.812722 sq. miles (17.644867 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            59196
   Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
   Location:             38.206476 N, 84.257670 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     40361
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Paris, KY
    Paris

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Paris, TN -- U.S. city in Tennessee
   Population (2000):    9763
   Housing Units (2000): 4965
   Land area (2000):     10.879743 sq. miles (28.178405 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.042320 sq. miles (0.109608 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    10.922063 sq. miles (28.288013 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            56720
   Located within:       Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
   Location:             36.301229 N, 88.313815 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     38242
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Paris, TN
    Paris

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Paris, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    25898
   Housing Units (2000): 11777
   Land area (2000):     42.753913 sq. miles (110.732121 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.662638 sq. miles (4.306213 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    44.416551 sq. miles (115.038334 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            55080
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             33.662508 N, 95.547692 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     75460
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Paris, TX
    Paris