Paradise

See also: paradise

English

Etymology

From paradise.

The town in Newfoundland is named after Houmet Paradis near Guernsey.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pă'rədīs, IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪs/
• Hyphenation: Par‧a‧dise
• Rhymes: -æɹədaɪs
• Homophone: paradise

Proper noun

Paradise

1. (religion) Heaven.
2. (religion) The Garden of Eden.
3. A town in Grenada.
4. A village in Suriname.
5. A settlement on the island of Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
6. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona.
   2. A town in Butte County, California.
   3. A census-designated place in Mono County, California.
   4. A city in Kansas.
   5. A census-designated place in Montana.
   6. An unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada.
   7. A township and census-designated place therein, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
   8. A city in Texas.
   9. A town in Utah.
   10. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Paradise Township.
7. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
8. A community of Nova Scotia, Canada.
9. A rural locality north of Glenorchy, Otago, New Zealand.
10. A number of places in England:
    1. A hamlet in Askam and Ireleth parish, Barrow-in-Furness district, Cumbria (OS grid ref SD2278).
    2. A hamlet in Painswick parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8611).
    3. A suburb of Hemel Hempstead, Dacorum district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL0506).
    4. A small riverside suburb in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ2163).
    5. A neighbourhood in central Birmingham, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0686).
    6. A northern suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3481).
11. A number of places in the Philippines:
    1. A barangay of Gonzaga, Cagayan, Philippines

       Coordinate terms: Amunitan, Batangan, Baua, Cabanbanan Norte, Cabanbanan Sur, Cabiraoan, Calayan, Callao, Caroan, Casitan, Flourishing, Ipil, Isca, Magrafil, Minanga, Paradise, Pateng, Progressive, Rebecca, San Jose, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Smart, Tapel — barangays of Gonzaga

    2. A barangay of Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines

       Coordinate terms: Bagong Opon, Bambong Daku, Bambong Diut, Bobongan, Campo IV, Campo V, Caniangan, Dipalusan, Eastern Bobongan, Esperanza, Gapasan, Katipunan, Kauswagan, Lower Sambulawan, Mabini, Magsaysay, Malating, Paradise, Pasingkalan, Poblacion, San Fernando, Santo Rosario, Sapa Anding, Sinaguing, Switch, Upper Laperian, Wakat — barangays of Ramon Magsaysay

    3. A barangay of Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines

       Coordinate terms: Balangao, Butong, Ditay, Gaulan, Goling, Guinoman, Kauswagan, Lindang, Lobing, Luop, Manangon, Mejo, Natan, Paradise, Pilar, Poblacion, Sampoli A, Sampoli B, Santa Cruz, Songcuya, Tinongtongan, Tuno — barangays of Diplahan

    4. A barangay of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon, Philippines

       Coordinate terms: Anlogan, Cabulohan, Canangaan, Capinonan, Dalacutan, Freedom, Iba, Imbatug, Jasaan, Lambangan, Mandahikan, Mandaing, Mauswagon, Paradise, Poblacion — barangays of Cabanglasan

    5. A barangay of Banisilan, Cotabato, Philippines

       Coordinate terms: Banisilan Poblacion, Busaon, Capayangan, Carugmanan, Gastay, Kalawaig, Kiaring, Malagap, Malinao, Miguel Macasarte, Pantar, Paradise, Pinamulaan, Poblacion II, Puting-bato, Solama, Thailand, Tinimbacan, Tumbao-Camalig, Wadya — barangays of Banisilan

Synonyms

• (Heaven): Heaven
• (Garden of Eden): Eden, Garden of Eden

Derived terms

• grains of paradise

Translations

Heaven

• Arabic: اَلْفِرْدَوْس f (al-firdaws)
• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܦܪܕܝܣܐ m (pardaysā), ܫܡܝܐ c (šəmayyā)

  Jewish Aramaic: פַּרְדֵּיסָא m (pardêsā)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 天堂 (zh) (tiāntáng), 天國 / 天国 (zh) (tiānguó)

• Dutch: Paradijs n
• Estonian: taevas (et)
• Finnish: taivas (fi)
• French: paradis (fr) m
• German: Himmel (de) m, Paradies (de) n
• Irish: parthas
• Italian: Paradiso m
• Japanese: 天国 (ja) (てんごく, tengoku)
• Maori: Pararaiha
• Norman: Paradis m
• Occitan: Paradis m
• Old English: hēofon m, neorxnawang m, paradīs m
• Pashto: جنت (ps) m (ǰanat), هسک (ps) m (hask), فردوس m (firdaws)
• Polish: raj (pl) m
• Portuguese: Paraíso (pt) m
• Russian: рай (ru) m (raj), небеса́ (ru) n pl (nebesá)
• Swahili: pepo (sw)
• Thai: สวรรค์ (th) (sà-wǎn), สรวงสวรรค์ (sŭang sàwăn)

the Garden of Eden

• Arabic: اَلْفِرْدَوْس f (al-firdaws)
• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܦܪܕܝܣܐ ܕܥܕܢ m (pardaysā ḏa-ʿəḏen)

• Finnish: paratiisi (fi)
• French: paradis (fr) m, paradis terrestre (fr) m
• Hindi: फिरदौस (hi) m (phirdaus)
• Italian: Paradiso terrestre m
• Japanese: エデンの園 (えでんのその, Eden no sono)
• Ngazidja Comorian: mpvepvo class 9
• Old English: neorxnawang m, paradīs m
• Portuguese: Paraíso (pt) m
• Thai: สวนอีเดน (sŭan eeden)

Anagrams

• Paradesi