Élysée

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Élysée.

Proper noun

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Élysée

  1. The official residence of the President of France.
  2. (by extension) The French government.

Translations

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Elysium n, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον n (Ēlúsion).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.li.ze/
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Proper noun

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Élysée m

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Elysium
  2. the Élysée palace (official residence of the President of France)
  3. (metonymically) the French government

Usage notes

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  • In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.

Descendants

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  • English: Élysée
  • Korean: 엘리제 (Ellije)