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
Example Sentences
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Officials in the Catholic diocese are weighing new safety protocols, including the possibility of someone carrying a firearm at services, after Saturday’s confrontation at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville, a small city in the southern part of the state.
From Seattle Times
Abbeville police said on Facebook that officers took the suspect into custody and interviewed him with a parent before taking him to a hospital behavioral health unit.
From Seattle Times
In Abbeville, La., the feast has been held each year since 1985.
From Washington Post
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
He had been traveling around the United States in his work for the Belgian military, heard about the Abbeville omelet and mistakenly thought it was an event for the Guinness Book of Records.
From Washington Post
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