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Encyclopedia > Paris (disambiguation)

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Paris is the capital of France. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...


Paris may also refer to:


People

  • Paris (mythology), legendary figure of the Trojan War
  • Count Paris, character in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
  • Paris Carver, a James Bond character
  • Paris Geller, female character on the television series Gilmore Girls
  • Thomas Paris (footballer), footballer with Maltese club Qormi F.C.
  • Tom Paris, character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager
  • Owen Paris, character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager and father of Tom Paris
  • Barry Paris, an author
  • Matthew Paris, thirteenth-century English monk and historian
  • Lucius Domitius Paris, actor in Rome under Nero
  • Paris (actor under Domitian), actor in Rome under the emperor Domitian
  • Paris Bennett, singer who was a finalist and fifth-place finisher on the fifth season of American Idol
  • Paris Hilton, socialite, model, singer, actress and heiress
  • Paris Katherine Jackson (born 1998), Michael Jackson's daughter
  • Paris Latsis, Greek shipping heir who was briefly engaged to Paris Hilton
  • Paris (rapper), a rapper from San Francisco

Statue of Paris in the British Museum This article is about the prince of Troy. ... In William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, Count Paris is a suitor of Juliets. ... Paris Carver is a fictional character who appeared in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). ... Paris Eustace Geller is a fictional character on the television series Gilmore Girls, played by Liza Weil. ... Thomas Eugene Paris, played by Robert Duncan McNeill, is a fictional character in the Star Trek television series Star Trek: Voyager. ... Owen Paris is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe portrayed by first actor Warren Munson [he appear in episodes Persistence of Vision and Thirty Days) and then replaced by actor Richard Herd, who is Starfleet Admiral, instructor at Starfleet Academy and father of U.S.S. Voyager helmsman... Barry Paris is an author and journalist based in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... Self portrait of Matthew Paris from the original manuscript of his Historia Anglorum (London, British Library, MS Royal 14. ... Paris was a slave of Domitia Lepida who became wealthy enough to buy his freedom from her, adding her praenomen and cognomen to his own name to make his citizen name Lucius Domitius Paris. ... Paris was an actor in Rome in the 1st century AD. Born in Egypt, he came to Rome in the reign of Domitian, where his skills as a pantomimus won him popular favour, noblewomen as lovers, influence within the imperial court and the power to promote his favourites within the... Paris Bennett Paris Giselle Bennett (born August 21, 1988) is an American singer, best known for being a finalist on the fifth season of American Idol, where she finished in fifth place. ... Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebrity and socialite. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... Paris Latsis (born Paris Kasidokostas on 8 August 1979) is a Greek shipping heir, the son of Grigoris Kasidokostas, the Mayor of the seaside Athens suburb of Vouliagmeni, and Marianna Latsis, and grandson of Yiannis John S. Latsis. ... Paris hails from the San Francisco Bay Area and was catapulted onto the national scene in 1990 with his hit single The Devil Made Me Do It and album of the same name, after earning a degree in economics from University of California-Davis. ...

Canadian geography

Paris (2006 population, 11,177) is a town on the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. ... Paris is an unorganized area located in the Canadian territory of Yukon at a location of 63º49 North Latitude and 138º39 West Longitude. ...

United States geography

New Paris is a census-designated place located in Elkhart County, Indiana. ... New Paris is a village located in Preble County, Ohio. ... New Paris is a borough located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. ... Paris is a city located in Logan County, Arkansas. ... Beresford is a city in South Dakota, United States. ... Paris is a town located in Grant County, Wisconsin. ... Mormon Tabernacle in Paris Paris is a rural city located on the western side of Bear Lake Valley, in Bear Lake County, Idaho. ... Edgar County Courthouse in Paris, Illinois Paris is a city in Edgar County, Illinois, 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Terre Haute, Ind. ... Paris is a town located in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. ... Paris is a city that was settled in 1775 and is in Bourbon County, Kentucky, 113 miles (182 km) east of Louisville Ky. ... Paris is a town located in Oxford County, Maine. ... Green Charter Township is a charter township of Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Paris is a city located in Monroe County, Missouri. ... Paris is a town in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 4,609 at the 2000 census. ... Paris, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated settlement located in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania . ... The replica of the Eiffel tower in Paris, Tennessee. ... Paris is a city located 98 miles (158 km) northeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in Lamar County, Texas, in the United States. ... Paris Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... South Paris is a census-designated place located in Oxford County, Maine. ... St. ... West Paris is a town located in Oxford County, Maine. ...

Music

There are a number of famous people of this name including: Bob Welch (musician) Bob Welch (baseball player) Bob Welch (politician) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Paris, Texas is a punk rock band signed to New Line Records. ... Paris is a 1928 Cole Porter musical, his first Broadway hit, which introduced the song Lets Do It. Lets Misbehave was written for Paris, but was not used in the production. ... Paris is a musical written by Australian rock musician Jon English, based on the mythology of the Trojan War. ... Paris Image:La oreja de van gogh paris. ... Lo Que Te Conté Mientras Te Hacías La Dormida (What I Told You While You Pretended To Be Asleep) its the title of the third studio album released on April 28, 2003 by the spanish pop/rock band La Oreja De Van Gogh, it contains 15 tracks: 1. ... La Oreja de Van Gogh (Spanish: Van Goghs Ear) is a Latin Grammy winner Spanish pop band from Donostia-San Sebastian. ... Paris is a double-CD by Malcolm McLaren which was released in 1994. ... Singles from Paris Released: June 5, 2006 Released: July 15, 2006 Released: September 12, 2006 Released: February 7, 2007 (Asia only) Paris is Paris Hiltons debut album, released on her own Heiress Records label, in association with Warner Music. ... Paris is the seventh album by progressive rock band Supertramp, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... Paris is a live album recorded by The Cure in 1992 during their Wish tour, but released in 1993. ... Paris is the second album by punk rock/new romantic band The Flowers of Romance, released in 2006 (see 2006 in music). ...

Botany

[[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name {{{binomial}}} Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} Species Paris quadrifolia and others [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} Paris is a genus of herbs in the Melanthiaceae family. ... Binomial name Paris quadrifolia Linnaeus, Paris quadrifolia is a species of the genus Paris in the family Melanthiaceae although authorities formerly regarded it as part of the Liliaceae family. ...

Other

This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 76: 76 U.S. (9 Wall. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Paris, Texas (1984) is a movie directed by Wim Wenders and is probably his most well-known and critically acclaimed work (in the English speaking world, at least). ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... In geographic information systems, a feature comprises an item of feature data. ... (b. ... Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977),[1] was an acclaimed, iconic, Academy Award-winning American actress, arguably one of the greatest from the Golden Age of Hollywood from the 1920s through 1940s. ... Paris Las Vegas is a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA owned an operated by Caesars Entertainment. ... This article is about the building material. ... James Earl Jones (b. ... The MS-760 Paris was a French Armée de lAir (Air Force) trainer aircraft built by Morane-Saulnier. ... Paris, je taime (Paris, I love you) is a 2006 film starring several famous (and less famous) American, British and French movie actors, including Nick Nolte, Elijah Wood, Bob Hoskins, Natalie Portman, Gérard Depardieu, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Steve Buscemi and Gena Rowlands. ...

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Article about "Paris" in the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (2049 words)
The historical nucleus of Paris is the Ile de la Cité, a small island largely occupied by the huge Palais de Justice and the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.
Paris was occupied by a Gallic tribe until the Romans arrived in 52 BC.
Paris is served by two principal airports: Orly Airport, which is south of Paris, and the international airport Charles De Gaulle International Airport in Roissy, France.
Britain.tv Wikipedia - Paris (6218 words)
Paris lost its position as seat of the French realm while occupied by the English-ally Burgundians during the Hundred Years' War, but regained its title when Charles VII reclaimed the city in 1437; although Paris was capital once again, the Crown preferred to remain in its Loire Valley castles.
A century later, Paris was the centre stage for the French Revolution, with the Storming of the Bastille in 1789 and the overthrow of the monarchy in 1792.
Paris is located on a north-bending arc of the river Seine and includes two inhabited islands, the Île Saint-Louis and the larger Île de la Cité which is the heart and origin of the city.
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