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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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 • Apr. 3, 2023
Craig Scott, a pastor from Abbeville, spoke in favor of greater restrictions.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2022
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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