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Left Bank

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Left Bank
A district of Paris on the southern, or left, bank of the Seine River. It has long been noted for its artistic and intellectual life.
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Noun1.Left BankLeft Bank - the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life
Latin Quarter
capital of France, City of Light, French capital, Paris - the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
Quai d'Orsay - the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries
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At the bend of the Danube, vessels, an island, and a castle with a park surrounded by the waters of the confluence of the Enns and the Danube became visible, and the rocky left bank of the Danube covered with pine forests, with a mystic background of green treetops and bluish gorges.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The University covered the left bank of the Seine, from the Tournelle to the Tour de Nesle, points which correspond in the Paris of to-day, the one to the wine market, the other to the mint.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
They removed their emporium from Astoria to Fort Vancouver, a strong post on the left bank of the Columbia River, about sixty miles from its mouth; whence they furnished their interior posts, and sent forth their brigades of trappers.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
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