Paris of the East

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Etymology

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Usually a calque of French Paris de l’Orient, praising a location for its supposed resemblance to the glamor and nightlife of 19th-century Paris.

Proper noun

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the Paris of the East

  1. (dated) Synonym of Bucharest, Romania.
  2. (dated) Synonym of Casablanca, Morocco.
  3. (obsolete) Synonym of Lahore in British India.
  4. (dated) Synonym of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  5. (dated) Synonym of Hanoi, Vietnam.
  6. (dated) Synonym of Shanghai, China.

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