Definition of Paris

Noun: Paris per-is [N. Amer], pa-ris [Brit]

The capital and largest city of France; and international centre of culture and commerce
- City of Light, French capital, capital of France
Genus of flowering plants sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae
- genus Paris
A town in northeastern Texas
(Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War