par excellence

somebody/something par excellence

someone or something par excellence is the best or most extreme example of its type China is the destination par excellence for the young and trendy these days.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
FabiÁN	-	Spanish
Saturnino	sah-toor-NEE-no (Spanish, Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Yale	-	Welsh
Philippine	fee-lee-PEEN	French
Jessika	YE-si-kah (German), JES-i-kə (English)	German, English (Modern)
Hodei	-	Basque