St. Denis

American  

[seynt den-is, san duh-nee] / ˌseɪnt ˈdɛn ɪs, sɛ̃ dəˈni /

noun

1. Ruth, 1880?–1968, U.S. dancer.

2. a suburb of Paris in N France: famous abbey, the burial place of many French kings.

3. a seaport in and the capital of Réunion island, in the Indian Ocean.

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Example Sentences

First seen in its full glory at the nearby abbey of St. Denis, Gothic architecture served an age without electricity—one that learned to reduce its walls to their physical minimum in order to welcome sunlight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

St. Denis Medical is a safety net hospital in a medium-sized town in Oregon.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

St. Denis is a “small regional hospital” somewhere in Oregon, an underfunded “safety net” institution where everyone is treated and no one gets asked for their insurance.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024

Ulrich placed sacred relics in a hole inside the rooster’s breast, including fragments of Christ’s Crown of Thorns and remains of St. Denis and St. Genevieve, infusing the sculpture with religious importance.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2023

The Abbey of St. Denis was the last resting-place of the kings of France.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various