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left-bank

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\ ˈleft-ˈbaŋk How to pronounce left-bank (audio) \

Definition of left-bank

: of, relating to, situated in, or characteristic of the bohemian district of Paris on the left bank of the Seine River

First Known Use of left-bank

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of left-bank was in 1915

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left and right

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left bower

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“Left-bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-bank. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.

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