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PARIS : Local. The metropolis of France, on the Seine, anciently called Lutetia Parisiorum, Lutum, mud, from its situation in a marshy place. A place where the Pars or Peers met in Congress. Paro, to make civil or military arrangements; Paries, a wall, a walled town; Pert, as island. View the PARIS results.

ALFORT : (LocaL) A village in France, two leagues from Paris.

COURTENAY : Local. A town of France which stands on a hill on the banks of the small river Clairy, about fifty-six miles south of Paris. This small town has imparted its name to several princes, whose actions are celebrated in French history. The name signifies The court near the water.

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