Abbeville
Americannoun
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a town in N France, on the Somme River: site of Paleolithic artifacts.
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a city in S Louisiana.
noun
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Republican Gov. Jeff Landry laid out details at an event Tuesday in the parish seat of Abbeville.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In Abbeville, La., the feast has been held each year since 1985.
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 have been seized by animal control for Abbeville County, where the attack occurred, authorities said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
“Lee,” he said, “I and Eddie and the rest heard you own the Abbeville place.”
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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