Élysée

See also: Elysée

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Élysée.

Proper noun

Élysée

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

Translations

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Elysium.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.li.ze/
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Proper noun

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
  • 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.
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