Haussmannian
English
Etymology
Adjective
Haussmannian (comparative more Haussmannian, superlative most Haussmannian)
- Of or relating to Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809–1891), French civic planner involved in the extravagant rebuilding of Paris in the 1860s.
- 2025 July 2, Colette Davidson, “Facing blistering heat, the French ponder the unthinkable: Air conditioning”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
- Paris’ 1900s-era Haussmannian apartment buildings are charming, but they’re impossible to keep cool.
Translations
of or relating to Georges-Eugène Haussmann
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