Denîs

¹ American  

[den-is, duh-nee] / ˈdɛn ɪs, dəˈni /

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. c280, 1st bishop of Paris: patron saint of France.

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Denis ² American  

[den-is] / ˈdɛn ɪs /

noun

1. a male given name.

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Denis British  

/ ˈdɛnɪs, dəni /

noun

1. Maurice (mɔris). 1870–1943, French painter and writer on art. One of the leading Nabis, he defined a picture as "essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order"

2. 3rd century _ad , first bishop of Paris; patron saint of France. Feast day: Oct 9

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Example Sentences

Co-writers Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley explain what drew them to adapt Denis Johnson’s novella for the screen, and how a pilgrimage to Johnson’s home helped bring it to life.

From Los Angeles Times

French swim star Leon Marchand out-dueled Denis Petrashov to win the 200m breaststroke at the Austin Pro Swim Series on Saturday, closing out the meeting with his third victory of the week.

From Barron's

American Van Mathias won the men's 50m breaststroke in a quick 26.89sec with Kyrgyzstan's Denis Petrashov second in 27.12.

From Barron's

And I didn’t know Denis Johnson’s work at all at the time.

From Los Angeles Times

There were two major upsets in the men's draw with second-seeded Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Canada's fifth seed, Denis Shapovalov both losing.

From Barron's