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Castries

American  
[kas-treez, -trees, kah-stree] / ˈkæs triz, -tris, kɑˈstri /

noun

  1. a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.


Castries British  
/ kæsˈtriːs /

noun

  1. the capital and chief port of St Lucia. Pop: 14 000 (2005 est)

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In a statement announcing Mr Tavares' departure, Henri de Castries, Stellantis’ senior independent director said "in recent weeks different views have emerged which have resulted in the Board and the CEO coming to today’s decision."

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024

A day earlier, Lecornu visited several wartime relics, including the preserved bunker of Commander General Christian de Castries.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

In this extremely rare book, de Castries proclaimed the essential evil of skyscrapers and overbuilt cities and hinted at the existence of beings called “paramentals.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

Henri de Castries, the boss of Axa, a French insurer, lauds how “family-owned global firms keep their roots in small towns” in Germany, spreading wealth more evenly than in his centralised home country.

From Economist • Feb. 25, 2016

Doubtless, but for the accident to the Castries, Marion would have fallen in with them.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Benett, Léon