English

Proper noun

Élysée

1. The official residence of the President of France.
2. (by extension) The French government.

French

Alternative forms

• Elysée

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Elysium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elize/

Proper noun

Élysée m

1. (mythology) Elysium
2. the Élysée palace (official residence of the President of France)

Usage notes

• In traditional French orthography, capital letters do not take diacritics, so É becomes E. É is more common in contemporary usage, however.