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9,747 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

Parizeau
proper noun
a surname, Parizeau
Pariès
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Parlarieu
proper noun
a French surname from Occitan
European Parliament
Parly
proper noun
Parly (a commune of Yonne department, Bourgogne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)
Parme
proper noun
Parma (a province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy); Parma (the capital city of the province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
Parmentier
proper noun
a surname, Parmentier, originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Taylor or Snyder
Parménas
proper noun
Parmenas
Parménide
proper noun
Parmenides
Parnasse
proper noun
Parnassus (Greek mountain); Parnassianism, 19th century literary movement
Parnaut
proper noun
a French surname from Occitan
Paroix
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Parole
proper noun
Word
Parpaillon
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Parque
noun, feminine
any one of the Parcae
a district of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Parrau
proper noun
a French surname, Parrau
Parraut
proper noun
a French surname, Parraut
Parrieus
proper noun
a French surname from Occitan
Parrou
proper noun
a French surname from Occitan
Pars
proper noun
Pars (a province and historical region in southwestern Iran, homeland of the Persians; known to the ancient Greeks as Περσίς (Persís) or Περσική (Persikḗ), to the Romans as Persis or Persia, and to the Arabs as فَارِس (fāris).)
Partarieu
proper noun
a French surname from Occitan
Partarrieu
proper noun
a French surname from Occitan
Parthe
noun, masculine/feminine
Parthian
Parthie
proper noun
Parthia, Parthian Empire (a former empire in Central Asia and West Asia, ruled by dynasts from Parthia; the Parthian Empire; the Arsacid Empire); Parthia (a region in northeastern Iran)
Parthénope
proper noun
Parthenope
a separatist left-leaning Québec political party
Conservative Party or Conservative party
Parti vert
proper noun
Green Party
Pas de Calais
proper noun
the English Channel or Strait of Dover, the North Sea strait between Dover (England) and Calais (France)
Pas-de-Calais
proper noun
Pas-de-Calais (a department of Hauts-de-France in northern France, bordering the Strait of Dover)
Pasargades
proper noun
Pasargadae
Pascal
proper noun
a male given name from Latin; a surname originating as a patronymic
Pascale
proper noun
a female given name, masculine equivalent Pascal
Pascaline
proper noun
a female given name, feminine diminutive form of Pascal
Pashtoûn
noun, masculine
Académie française standard spelling of Pachtoune (“Pashtun (person)”).
Pasquier
proper noun
a surname
Passamainty
proper noun
a district of Mamoudzou, Mayotte department, France
Passot
proper noun
a surname
Passy
proper noun
Passy (a neighbourhood of Paris, France)
Pasteur
proper noun
a surname originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Shepherd; Louis Pasteur, French biologist
Pastrnak
proper noun
Pastrnak: a surname from Czech
Patagonie
proper noun
Patagonia
Patara
proper noun
Patara (ancient city in Lycia)
Patatut
proper noun
a French surname from Occitan
Patenaude
proper noun
a surname
Patmos
proper noun
Patmos (an island of Greece)
Patrac
proper noun
A toponym in Saint-Lizier, Ariège
Patres
proper noun
Patrae (an ancient city of Achaia situated on the coast, now Patras)
Patrice
proper noun
a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Patrick
Patricia
proper noun
a female given name, equivalent to English Patricia
Patrick
proper noun
a male given name, the English form of Patrice, quite popular in France
Patriote
noun, masculine
Patriote (Lower Canada Rebellion); Patriot (Upper Canada Rebellion)
Patrocle
proper noun
Patroclus
Pau
proper noun
Pau (a city in France)
Paul
proper noun
Paul (biblical figure); a male given name
Paule
proper noun
a female given name, masculine equivalent Paul
Paulette
proper noun
a female given name
Paulin
proper noun
a male given name, rare today; a surname transferred from the given name
Pauline
proper noun
a female given name from Latin Paulīna