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é

[ey-lee-zey]

noun

  1. a palace in Paris: the official residence of the president of France.

  2. Usually the é the French government.



é

/ ɪˈːɪ /

noun

  1. a palace in Paris, in the Champs és: official residence of the president of France

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of é1

First recorded in 1815–20 é for def. 1, and in 1850–55 é for def. 2; from French: literally “Elysian”; Elysium ( def. )
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Example Sentences

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PSG's players made their way to the Elysee Palace after the parade to be greeted by France president Emmanuel Macron.

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The bizarre clip went viral, and sent the French government, known as the Élysée Palace, into what one headline described as “chaos.”

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Lainey Brown and Elysee Diaz each had three hits.

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And Marine Le Pen has been widely portrayed, with something close to certainty, as France's president-in-waiting, as the nation's most popular politician, cruelly robbed of her near-inevitable procession towards the Élysée Palace.

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One person who will now be facing extra scrutiny is Le Pen's almost but not quite anointed successor, 29-year-old Jordan Bardella, who could be drafted in as a replacement presidential candidate if Le Pen's own "narrow path" towards the Élysée remains blocked on appeal.

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