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Definition of Parvenu

Parvenu
Parvenu Par"ve*nu`, n. [F., prop. p. p. of parvenir to attain to, to succeed, to rise to high station, L. pervenire to come to; per through + venire to come. See Par, prep., and Come.] An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.

Meaning of Parvenu from wikipedia

- A parvenu is a person who is a relative newcomer to a high-ranking socioeconomic class. The word is borrowed from the French language; it is the past...
- Parvenu Point (67°34′S 67°17′W / 67.567°S 67.283°W / -67.567; -67.283) is a low but prominent point forming the north extremity of Pourquoi Pas Island...
- religious tolerance over pure economic self-interest". Often referred to as parvenu, members of the nouveau riche are often discriminated against by the old-money...
- Le Paysan parvenu is an unfinished novel by Pierre de Marivaux. Five parts by Marivaux appeared from May 1734 to April 1735, and an ending was added by...
- The Parvenus (Slovene: Jara gospoda) is a 1953 Yugoslav historical drama film directed by Bojan Stupica and starring Vladimir Skrbinsek, Elvira Kralj and...
- Gyu-young, Kwon Yul, Hwang Hee, and Yeonwoo. It is about the romance between a parvenu who lacks education, and the daughter of a prestigious family who tries...
- Turkish Literature in the Faculty of Literature of the University of Istanbul ne oldum delisi "what-have-I-become!" madman = parvenu who gives himself airs...
- Kotkin observed that Stalin "generally gravitated to people like himself: parvenu intelligentsia of humble background". He gave nicknames to his favourites...
- Mademoiselle de Terville by dame de. Madeleine d'Arsant Puisieux, Le Philosophe parvenu ou Lettres et pièces originales contenant les aventures d'Eugène Sans-Pair...
- Derbyshire. Directed by Steve Stevenson, produced by Mike Wallington, made by Parvenu Productions 3 October Family Fortunes, about how children's mental development...