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LEFT BANK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Left Bank mean? 

LEFT BANK (noun)
  The noun LEFT BANK has 1 sense:

1. the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student lifeplay

  Familiarity information: LEFT BANK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEFT BANK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Latin Quarter; Left Bank

Instance hypernyms:

locality; neck of the woods; neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity (a surrounding or nearby region)

Meronyms (parts of "Left Bank"):

Quai d'Orsay (the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries)

Holonyms ("Left Bank" is a part of...):

capital of France; City of Light; French capital; Paris (the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce)


 Context examples 


For two hours they marched through forest and marshland, along the left bank of the river Aveyron; Sir Nigel riding behind his Company, with Alleyne at his right hand, and Johnston, the old master bowman, walking by his left stirrup.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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