Montparnasse

[ mawn-par-nas ]

/ mɔ̃ parˈnas /

noun

a district in S Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine: noted for its cafés and the artists and writers who have frequented and lived in the area.

Example sentences from the Web for montparnasse

A garret in London, a studio off Montparnasse, shabby, hungry—all no use.

Civilization |Ellen Newbold La Motte
Montparnasse on the hunt at such an hour, in such a place, betokened something threatening.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo
Montparnasse was a handsome fellow, but Gavroche was a tease.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo
I took them to the Gare du Montparnasse and put them on their way.

Paris Vistas |Helen Davenport Gibbons

From the church the remains were borne to the cemetery of Montparnasse.

Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution |Alpheus Spring Packard

British Dictionary definitions for montparnasse

Montparnasse

/ (French mɔ̃parnas) /

noun

a district of S Paris, on the left bank of the Seine: noted for its cafés, frequented by artists, writers, and students

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