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Amiens

American

[am-ee-uhnz, a-myan] / ˈæm i ənz, aˈmyɛ̃ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.

Amiens British

/ amjɛ̃, ˈæmɪənz /

noun

a city in N France: its Gothic cathedral is the largest church in France. Pop: 135 501 (1999)

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Toulouse beat Ligue 2 Amiens 1-0 with Yann Gboho netting the winner six minutes before the interval.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Former England and Liverpool striker Andy Carroll has signed for French fourth-tier club Bordeaux after leaving Amiens.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

In November 1975, the appeals court transfers the case to the Amiens Criminal Court where Goldman is retried for his crimes.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2024

Fouré urged the residents of Amiens to echo her call to bring the painting back home for a while.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023

At the time the people of nearby Amiens, Beauvais, and Rouen were building new cathedrals.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay

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