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Meanings of city of light in English

Portuguese
paris
Catalan
capital francesa

The capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce.

paris
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Examples for "Paris"
Examples for "Paris"
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She will return to work in Paris early in the new year.
The Irish Times
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In December this year the UN Climate Conference takes place in Paris.
Reuters
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Islamic State said it was behind both the Paris and Brussels attacks.
Radio NZ
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French Defence Minister Herve Morin said Paris intended to contribute 30 soldiers.
Reuters
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Verallia last month confirmed plans to list on Euronext Paris this year.
Reuters
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Today, he splits his time between the French capital and the Bahamas.
The Guardian
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Anne Hidalgo has promised to continue pedestrianising swathes of the French capital.
The Guardian
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But where did our rose-tinted vision of the French capital come from?
BBC
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But the Allies paid dearly for their entrance into the French capital.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 12
5
This was all that was to be seen of the French capital.
Robur the Conqueror
1
The Paris of the Conference ceased to be the capital of France.
The Inside Story of the Peace Conference
2
You mean that Paris is not the capital of France any more?
One of Ours
3
He sighed, as if she'd just told him London was the capital of France.
Street magic
4
First and last I have lived much in the erstwhile gay capital of France.
Marse Henry (Volume 2) / An Autobiography
5
Lisa Yarwood and her French husband have made the capital of France their home.
Radio NZ
Usage of city of light in English
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In the end, he flies back to Paris, the city of light.
The new yorker
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An ideal day to see the city of light in a new light.
The Irish Times
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It was envisaged as a low-density, low-rise city of light industry and convenience.
The Guardian
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It had been just been another Friday night in the city of light.
The Irish Times
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Shooting the city of light Henri Cartier-Bresson was the godfather of street photography.
BBC
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O city of light, whose walls are salvation, and whose gates are praise!
New Tabernacle Sermons
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The city of light stumbled through its darkest weekend, numb with grief and anxiety.
The Irish Times
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Paris is no longer the city of light, but the city of pornography and dressmakers.
The Woman with the Fan
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Glendene says it's not all work however and she gets to enjoy the city of light.
Radio NZ
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FASHION: Where better than the city of light to shed winter's black and embrace colour blocking?
The Irish Times
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Yet the Portuguese capital gives even Paris a run for its money as a city of light.
The Irish Times
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She stared at Orynth, that city of light and learning, the pearl of Erilea and capital of Terrasen.
Throne of Glass
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A city of light, and splendor.
Paths not taken
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The New Yorker, July 4, 1925 P. 12 Summer in the city of light.
The new yorker
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It made Athens a city of light; it created the beautiful, the true, the good-yes ,ourreligion was divine.
The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth?
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The rental operation offers studio, one, two and more bedroom apartments in all the city of light's 20 arrondissements.
The Irish Times
Translations for city of light
Portuguese
parisparís