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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

Paris
     n 1: the capital and largest city of France; and international
          center of culture and commerce [syn: Paris, City of
          Light, French capital, capital of France]
     2: sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae [syn: Paris, genus
        Paris]
     3: a town in northeast Texas [syn: Paris]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Paris \Par"is\, n. [From Paris, the son of Priam.] (Bot.)
   A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris;
   truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.

   Note: It much resembles the American genus Trillium, but
         has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.
Paris \Par"is\, n.
   The chief city of France.

   Paris green. See under Green, n.

   Paris white (Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment;
      whiting; Spanish white.

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (2003-OCT-10) 

Paris

   PARallel Instruction Set.

   A low-level language for the Connection Machine.

   (1995-02-16)

Source: U.S. Gazetteer (1990) 

Paris, AR (city, FIPS 53480)
  Location: 35.28887 N, 93.72461 W
  Population (1990): 3674 (1654 housing units)
  Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 72855
Paris, ID (city, FIPS 60580)
  Location: 42.22777 N, 111.40153 W
  Population (1990): 581 (272 housing units)
  Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 83261
Paris, IL (city, FIPS 57628)
  Location: 39.61554 N, 87.69151 W
  Population (1990): 8987 (4150 housing units)
  Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 61944
Paris, KY (city, FIPS 59196)
  Location: 38.20676 N, 84.26099 W
  Population (1990): 8730 (3743 housing units)
  Area: 13.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 40361
Paris, MI
  Zip code(s): 49338
Paris, MO (city, FIPS 56144)
  Location: 39.47715 N, 92.00393 W
  Population (1990): 1486 (704 housing units)
  Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 65275
Paris, OH
  Zip code(s): 44669
Paris, PA
  Zip code(s): 15021
Paris, TN (city, FIPS 56720)
  Location: 36.30023 N, 88.30732 W
  Population (1990): 9332 (4538 housing units)
  Area: 22.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 38242
Paris, TX (city, FIPS 55080)
  Location: 33.66664 N, 95.54762 W
  Population (1990): 24699 (11191 housing units)
  Area: 70.4 sq km (land), 4.3 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 75460
Paris, VA
  Zip code(s): 22130