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Abbeville

American  
[ab-ee-vil, abuh-veel] / ˈæb iˌvɪl, abəˈvil /

noun

  1. a town in N France, on the Somme River: site of Paleolithic artifacts.

  2. a city in S Louisiana.


Abbeville British  
/ abəvil /

noun

  1. a town in N France: brewing, sugar-refining, and carpet industries. Pop: 24 567 (1999)

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Arlene Collée, the third grandmaster of the Abbeville brotherhood, met her husband, Luc Collée, when he came to visit Abbeville from Belgium.

From Washington Post Apr. 3, 2023

My grandparents, Pop and Grammy, lived their entire lives in Abbeville, Miss., on Woodson Ridge, in the northern part of the state just outside of Oxford, where Ole Miss University is located.

From Salon May 21, 2022

The dogs were seized by Abbeville County Animal Control in the wake of the attack, and the police investigation is ongoing.

From Fox News Mar. 26, 2022

“We’re selling everything you might expect: sleds, but also salt, shovels and firewood,” Wagler said from Abbeville Hardware.

From Seattle Times Jan. 14, 2022

Now Lee Chong owned the Abbeville building—a good roof, a good floor, two windows and a door.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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