Champs-Élysées

French

Etymology

From Champs Élysées (“Elysian Fields”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃.z‿e.li.ze/

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Proper noun

Champs-Élysées m pl (plural only)

1. (Greek mythology) the Elysian Fields, home of the blessed in the afterlife
2. a major boulevard in Paris, running between the Place de la Concorde and the Arc de Triomphe